La belle Hélène (Offenbach, Jacques)

Title La belle Hélène
Alternative title Opéra bouffe en trois actes
Creators Jacques Offenbach, composer
Ludovic Halévy, librettist
Henri Meilhac, librettist
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Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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First published 1865
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Composition types Operas bouffes
Language French
Period Romantic
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View Complete piano Bernhard Wolff
View Complete piano
View Ouverture horn, trumpet and euphonium Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt

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Instrumental Score
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View Complete parts Winds Flute 1/2 (2nd doubles Piccolo)
Flute 1/2 (2nd doubles Piccolo - different copy)
Oboe
Oboe (different copy)
Clarinet 1/2 (A, C, B)
Clarinet 1/2 (A, C, B- different copy)
Bassoon
Bassoon (different copy)
Horn 1/2 (E, F, G. A, D. C. A)
Horn 1/2 (E, F, G. A, D. C. A- different copy)
Cornet 1/2 (A, B)
Cornet 1/2 (A, B- different copy)
Trombone
Trombone (different copy)
Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Tambourine
Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Tambourine (different copy)
Bass Drum
Bass Drum (different copy)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete parts Germany: Manuscript Flute 1
Flute 2/Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn 1
Horn 2
Horn 3
Horn 4
Cornet 1
Cornet 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Tambourine
Violins I
View Complete parts Act I - Orchestral Parts
Act II - Orchestral Parts
Act III - Orchestral Parts
View Complete vocal score E. Gérard et Cie. 1865 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score E. Gérard et Cie. 1865 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Complete Score (vocal and chorus parts only)
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
No.6bis, Le jugement de Pâris: "Au Mont Ida trois déesses" (Act I, No.6), G major
No.11, Invocation à Vénus: "On me nomme Hélène la blonde" (Act II, No.11)
No.15, Duo: "C'est le ciel qui m'envoie" (Act II, No.15)
No.16, Couplets: "Un mari sage est en voyage" (Act II, No.16b)
No.18, Ronde: "Vénus, au fond de notre âme" (Act III, No.18b)
No.21b, Tyrolienne avec chœur: "Et tout d'abord" (Act III, No.21b)
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Bernhard Wolff
Bote & Bock Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano Edoardo Sonzogno 1874 Act I
Act II
Act III
View Ouverture Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium
by Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt 2017 Complete Score
Horn (F)
Trumpet (C)
Euphonium

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