Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 (Saint-Saëns, Camille)

Title Samson et Dalila
Alternative title Opéra en trois actes
Creators Camille Saint-Saëns, composer
Ferdinand Lemaire, librettist
Opus Op.47
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 3
Keys
Composed 1877
First published 1877
Dedication
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Composition types Operas
Language French
Period Romantic
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete piano 4 hands Paul Dukas
View Complete piano
View Selections wind band Louis Philippe Laurendeau
View Airs de ballet 2 pianos A. Benfeld
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) voice and orchestra Paul Sarcich
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) theater orchestra Theodore Moses Tobani
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) violin and piano Felix Winternitz
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) violin and piano
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) organ Edwin Arthur Kraft
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) harp
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) harp Johannes Snoer
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) piano Wilfried Lingenberg
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) piano Léon Roques
View Bacchanale (Act III) piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns Patrick Clements
View Bacchanale (Act III) piano
View Bacchanale (Act III) piano Camille Saint-Saëns
View Bacchanale (Act III) piano John Gribben
View Bacchanale (Act III) piano Kazue Rockzaemon Isida
View Aria: Printemps qui commence cello and piano Georges Papin

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Durand Complete Score
Act I
Act II
Act III
View Complete parts Durand Flute 1
Flute 2
Flute 3/Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
English Horn
Clarinet 1 (A/B)
Clarinet 2 (A/B)
Bass Clarinet (B)
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Contrabassoon
Horn 1 (F/E/E/D)
Horn 2 (F/E/D/D/B)
Horn 3 (F)/Ophicleide 1
Horn 4 (F)/Ophicleide 2
Cornet 1 (B/A)
Cornet 2 (B/A)
Trumpet 1 (B)
Trumpet 2 (B)
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Tuba
Timpani
Triangle
Tambourine/Cymbals/Bass Drum
Castanets/Glockenspiel
Harp 1/2
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Bacchanale (Act III) parts Durand Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
English Horn
Clarinet 1, 2 (A)
Bass Clarinet (B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2 (D)
Horn 3, 4 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (F)
Cornet 1/2 (B)
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Triangle
Castanets
Cymbals
Bass Drum
Timpani
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Bacchanale (Act III) parts Flute 1, 2, Piccolo
Oboe 1, 2, English horn
Clarinet 1, 2 (A), Clarinet 1, 2 (B), Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon
Horn 1, 2 (D, G), Horn 1, 2 (F), Horn 3, 4 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (F, C), Trumpet 1, 2 (B), Cornet 1, 2 (B)
Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
Timpani, Percussion
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix parts Flute 1/2
Oboe/English Horn
Clarinet 1/2 (A)
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1/2
Horn 1/2/3 (F)
Trumpet (B)
Trombone/Bass Trombone
Timpani
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete vocal score Durand 1877 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Durand Complete Score
Complete Score
Preliminaries - Act I
Act II
Act III
View Complete vocal score Durand 1907 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Schirmer 1892 Complete Score
Color Cover
View Complete vocal score Schirmer 1892 Incomplete score (pp.152-53 absent)
Complete Score
View Complete selections,vocal score Schirmer 1892 Choruses
View Complete selections,vocal score Schirmer 1892 Act 1, 3
View Complete selections,vocal score The University Society 1910 Act II, Aria: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix
View Complete selections,vocal score Schirmer 1889 Aria: Printemps qui commence
Aria: Amour! Viens aider
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Paul Dukas
Durand Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano Gutheil Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for wind band
by Louis Philippe Laurendeau
; selections
Carl Fischer 1905 Condensed Score and Parts
View Airs de ballet Arrangement for 2 pianos
by A. Benfeld
Durand Piano 1
Piano 2
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for voice and orchestra
by Paul Sarcich
Paul Sarcich 2020 Complete Score
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
English Horn
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn 1
Horn 2
Harp (or Piano)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for theater orchestra
by Theodore Moses Tobani
Carl Fischer Piano-Conductor Score
Flute
Oboe 1/2
Clarinet 1/2 (A)
Bassoon 1/2
Horn 1/2 (F)
Cornet 1/2 (A)
Bass Trombone
Timpani
Drums (Snare Drum/Bass Drum)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for violin and piano
by Felix Winternitz
Carl Fischer 1922 Complete Score and Violin Part
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for violin and piano M. Witmark & Sons 1913 Complete Score and Cello Part
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for organ
by Edwin Arthur Kraft
H.W. Gray 1919 Complete Score
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for harp International Music Company 1919 Complete Score
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for harp
by Johannes Snoer
Durand 1903 Complete Score
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for piano
by Wilfried Lingenberg
Wilfried Lingenberg 2005 Complete Score
View Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) Arrangement for piano
by Léon Roques
Durand 1911 Complete Score
View Bacchanale (Act III) Arrangement for piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns
by Patrick Clements
Patrick Clements 2005 Complete Score
Complete Parts
View Bacchanale (Act III) Arrangement for piano Durand Complete Score
View Bacchanale (Act III) Arrangement for piano
by Camille Saint-Saëns
Durand Complete Score
View Bacchanale (Act III) Arrangement for piano
by John Gribben
John Gribben Complete Score
View Bacchanale (Act III) Arrangement for piano
by Kazue Rockzaemon Isida
Complete Score
View Aria: Printemps qui commence Arrangement for cello and piano
by Georges Papin
Durand Complete Score and Cello Part

Recordings/Performances

DetailsSectionPerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Bacchanale (Act III) Christoph Zbinden, piano For 2 Pianos (Benfeld) Complete Performance
View Héctor Valls, piano Aria: Samson ... Amour! Viens Aider Ma Faiblesse!


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