Le désert (David, Félicien)
| Title | Le désert |
| Alternative title | Ode-symphonie en trois parties |
| Creators | Félicien David, composer Auguste Colin, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1844 |
| First published | 1845 |
| Dedication | Monseigneur le Duc de Montpensier |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Odes, Symphonies |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'entrée au désert (Entering the Desert) | — | — | — |
| La nuit (Night) | — | — | — |
| Le lever de soleil (Sunrise) | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| View | Marche de la caravane (No.2) | organ | Noël Peri |
| View | Hymne à la nuit (No.4) | violin and piano | Henri Vieuxtemps |
| View | Hymne à la nuit (No.4) | viola and piano | Henri Vieuxtemps |
| View | Hymne à la nuit (No.4) | cello and piano | Henri Vieuxtemps |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Heugel | 1847 | Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Escudier | 1845 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schott | 1845 | Complete Score |
| View | Marche de la caravane (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Kyōeki Shōsha | 1910 | Complete Score |
| View | Hymne à la nuit (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schuberth & Co. | 1872 | Violin Part |
| View | Hymne à la nuit (No.4) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Piano Score and Viola Part |
| View | Hymne à la nuit (No.4) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
— | — | Viola and Piano Score and Cello Part |
Recordings/Performances
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