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Lead time before shipment : 1 to 2 weeksSolo voices, choir, orchestra (6Soprano Voice Solo, 2 Mezzo Voice Solo, 5Alto Voice Solo, 4Bass Voice Solo, SATB Choir, ballet, Fl-picc, Fl, Musette, Trp, V, Fid, Va, timpani, bassoon, Vc, double bass, Continuo) SKU: BA.BA08858 Ballet héroïque in a prologue and 3 acts. Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Edited by Thomas Soury. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Jean-Philippe Rameau. Opera Omnia (OOR) IV/14. Complete edition, Score. Duration 2 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08858_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08858). ISBN 9790006523368. 33.5 x 25.5 cm inches. Text Language: French. Preface: Sylvie Bouissou. Louis de Cahusac. Rameau's “Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour” was long considered second-rate because its première was associated with a political event. Yet this ballet abounds in novel dramaturgical effects that foreshadow his later operas, such as “Zaïs”, “Zoroastre” and “Les Borades”. Working together with his librettist Cahusac, Rameau sought to weave the dance numbers, choruses and stage machinery more tightly into the main plot. He also experimented with stylistic devices unique to this work, the most famous being unquestionably the scene in which the Nile overflows its banks (an impressive ten-voice double chorus with solo voices and orchestra) and the sextet from “Aruris”, a scoring found nowhere else in his uvre.
For the first time, this scholarly-critical edition of “Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour” presents a reference version of the work that is based on all the major sources for both the libretto and the music, including two recent musical discoveries. As most of the performance material for the première has vanished, our edition is based on the version prepared for the Acadmie Royale de Musique in 1748.
About Barenreiter Urtext What can I expect from a Barenreiter Urtext edition? MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions
... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
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