Composition: Paride ed Elena, Wq.39 (Gluck, Christoph Willibald)
| Title | Paride ed Elena |
| Alternative title | Dramma per musica in cinque atti |
| Creators | Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer) and Ranieri de' Calzabigi (librettist) |
| Opus | Wq.39 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1770 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Opera seria |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Ballet Suite | orchestra | Carl Reinecke |
| view | Tempo di minuetto | string quartet | Giuseppe Martucci |
| view | Chorus: Non sdegnare, o bella Venere (Act I, sc. 1) | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Aria: Oh del mio dolce ardor (Act I. sc.1) | voice and orchestra | Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
| view | Maestoso et Chaconne (Act III) | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Complete | — | G.T. de Trattnern | 1770 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1954 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1954 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Bärenreiter | 1954 | Flute 1/Piccolo · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Timpani/Tambourine · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Aria: Oh del mio dolce ardor | parts | — | — | Oboe · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Bärenreiter | 1957 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Oh del mio dolce ardor (Act I. sc.1) | vocal score | Johann André | — | Complete Score ( E minor , transposed) · view |
| view | Aria: Oh del mio dolce ardor (Act I. sc.1) | vocal score | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete score ( F minor , transposed) · view |
| view | Aria: Oh del mio dolce ardor (Act I. sc.1) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score ( G minor , original key) · view Complete Score ( F minor , transposed) · view Complete Score ( E minor , transposed) · view Complete Score ( D minor , transposed) · view |
| view | Aria: Oh del mio dolce ardor (Act I. sc.1) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score ( D minor , medium voice) · view Complete Score ( B flat minor , low voice) · view Engraving files (medium voice) · view Engraving files (low voice) · view |
| view | Ballet Suite | Arrangement for orchestra |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (in F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (in F) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Tempo di minuetto | Arrangement for string quartet |
Achille Tedeschi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: Non sdegnare, o bella Venere (Act I, sc. 1) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Oh del mio dolce ardor (Act I. sc.1) | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Maestoso et Chaconne (Act III) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Héctor Valls (piano) | Aria (Paride): Oh del mio dolce ardor (F# minor) · file |
| view | Héctor Valls (piano) | Aria (Paride): Oh del mio dolce ardor (E minor, slower) · file Aria (Paride): Oh del mio dolce ardor (E minor, faster) · file |
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