The Wreckers (Smyth, Ethel)

Title	The Wreckers ; Standrecht
Alternative title	Lyrical Drama in Three Acts
Creators	Ethel Smyth, composer Alma Strettell, librettist
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Instrumentation	voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed	1902
First published	1906
Dedication	A la mémoire de Prince Edmond de Polignac
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Composition types	Lyric dramas
Language	French
Period	Romantic
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Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File (click to view)
View	Overture	—	Breitkopf und Härtel	—	Complete Score
View	Overture	—	Breitkopf und Härtel	1911	Complete Score
View	Overture	—	Aloïs Jolliet	2020	Complete Score
View	Overture	—	ComposHer	2021	Complete Score
View	Act II: Prelude to 'On the Cliffs of Cornwall'	—	Novello	1909	Complete Score
View	Overture	parts	Breitkopf und Härtel	—	Piccolo 1 Flute 1, 2/Piccolo 2 Oboe 1, 2 English Horn Clarinet 1, 2 (B/A) Bass Clarinet (B) Bassoon 1, 2 Contrabassoon Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (C) Trombone 1, 2, 3 Tuba Timpani 2 Players: Triangle/Snare Drum/Tambourine, Cymbals/Bass Drum 1 Player: Triangle/Snare Drum/Tambourine/Cymbals/Bass Drum Organ Harp Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Overture	parts	Aloïs Jolliet	2020	Flute 1, 2/Piccolo Piccolo Oboe 1, 2 English Horn Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B) Bass Clarinet (A/B) Bassoon 1, 2 Contrabassoon Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (C, also transposed in B) Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba Timpani Percussion 1, 2 (Triangle, Snare Drum, Tambourine, 2 Bass Drums, Cymbals) Harp Organ Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Overture	parts	ComposHer	2021	Piccolo Flute 1, 2/Piccolo Oboe 1, 2 English Horn Clarinet 1, 2 (B/A) Clarinet 1, 2 (transposed in B) Bass Clarinet (B/A) Bass Clarinet (transposed in B) Bass Clarinet (transposed in B, in treble clef) Bassoon 1, 2 Contrabassoon Horn 1, 2 (F) Horn 3, 4 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (C) Trumpet 1, 2 (transposed in B) Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 3 Tuba Timpani Snare Drum/Triangle/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tambourine Organ Harp Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Act II: Prelude 'On The Cliffs of Cornwall'	parts	Novello	—	Piccolo 1 Flute 1, 2 Oboe 1, 2 English Horn Clarinet 1, 2 (A) Bass Clarinet (A) Bassoon 1, 2 Contrabassoon Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (C) Trombone 1, 2, 3 Tuba Timpani Snare Drum/Tenor Drum, Triangle/Side Drum/Bells (or Glockenspiel), Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam Harp Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Act II: Prelude 'On The Cliffs of Cornwall'	parts	Novello	—	Cellos
View	Complete	vocal score	Universal Edition	1916	Complete Score Complete Score

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