Composition: La belle Hélène (Offenbach, Jacques)
| Title | La belle Hélène |
| Alternative title | Opéra bouffe en trois actes |
| Creators | Jacques Offenbach (composer) and Ludovic Halévy (librettist) and Henri Meilhac (librettist) |
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| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1865 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas bouffes |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Bernhard Wolff |
| view | Complete | piano | |
| view | Ouverture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Instrumental Score · view Revision Report · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Winds | — | Flute 1/2 (2nd doubles Piccolo) · view Flute 1/2 (2nd doubles Piccolo - different copy) · view Oboe · view Oboe (different copy) · view Clarinet 1/2 (A, C, B) · view Clarinet 1/2 (A, C, B- different copy) · view Bassoon · view Bassoon (different copy) · view Horn 1/2 (E, F, G. A, D. C. A) · view Horn 1/2 (E, F, G. A, D. C. A- different copy) · view Cornet 1/2 (A, B) · view Cornet 1/2 (A, B- different copy) · view Trombone · view Trombone (different copy) · view Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Tambourine · view Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Tambourine (different copy) · view Bass Drum · view Bass Drum (different copy) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Germany: Manuscript | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Horn 3 · view Horn 4 · view Cornet 1 · view Cornet 2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Tambourine · view Violins I · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Act I - Orchestral Parts · view Act II - Orchestral Parts · view Act III - Orchestral Parts · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | E. Gérard et Cie. | 1865 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | E. Gérard et Cie. | 1865 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score (vocal and chorus parts only) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | E. Gérard et Cie. | 1865 | No.6, Le jugement de Pâris: "Au Mont Ida trois déesses" (Act I, No.6), B flat major · view No.6bis, Le jugement de Pâris: "Au Mont Ida trois déesses" (Act I, No.6), G major · view No.11, Invocation à Vénus: "On me nomme Hélène la blonde" (Act II, No.11) · view No.15, Duo: "C'est le ciel qui m'envoie" (Act II, No.15) · view No.16, Couplets: "Un mari sage est en voyage" (Act II, No.16b) · view No.18, Ronde: "Vénus, au fond de notre âme" (Act III, No.18b) · view No.21b, Tyrolienne avec chœur: "Et tout d'abord" (Act III, No.21b) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edoardo Sonzogno | 1874 | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Ouverture | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (C) · view Euphonium · view |
Recordings/Performances
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