| Opus: |
op. 11 |
| Year of composition: |
1911 |
| Subtitle: |
Opera in 1 act |
| Version: |
final version 1921 |
| Composer: |
Béla Bartók |
| Text Source: |
In Anlehnung an das Bühnenmärchen "Ariane et Barbe-Bleue" (Maurice Maeterlinck) |
| Librettist: |
Béla Balázs |
| Text Editor: |
Karl Heinz Füssl; Helmut Wagner |
| Translator: |
Christopher Hassall; Wilhelm Ziegler; Michael Dimi Calvocoressi |
| Parts: |
Herzog Blaubart, baritone
Judith, mezzo-soprano
Die früheren Frauen, silent
Prolog, speaking part |
| Instrumentation: |
4 3 3 4 - 4 4 4 1 - timp(2), perc(3), hp(2), cel, org, str - stage music: tpt(4), alto tbn(4) |
| Instrumentation details: |
1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute (+picc); 4th flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; 1st clarinet in Bb (+cl(Eb); cl(A)); 2nd clarinet in Bb (+cl(Eb); cl(A)); 3rd clarinet in Bb (+cl(A); bass cl(A); bass cl(Bb)); 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; 4th bassoon (+cbsn); 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in Bb; 2nd trumpet in Bb; 3rd trumpet in Bb; 4th trumpet in Bb; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; 4th trombone; bass tuba; timpani(2); percussion(3); 1st harp; 2nd harp; celesta; organ; violin I(16); violin II(16); viola(12); violoncello(8); contrabass(8) - stage music: 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 4th trumpet in C; 1st alto trombone; 2nd alto trombone; 3rd alto trombone; 4th alto trombone; |
| Scenery: |
1 |
| Remarks: |
Bühnenvetrieb für USA: Boosey & Hawkes, New York. |
| Duration (min): |
60 |
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| Licensing: |
Licensing Request |
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