Chant National (Méhul, Etienne Nicolas)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 sections
Composition Year 1800
Genre Categories Secular choruses; Choruses; French language; [5 more...]For voices, mixed chorus, 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring mixed chorus (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For voices and chorus with keyboard (arr)

Sheet Music

Full Scores

Publisher. Info. Paris: Unidentified publisher, n.d.[1800].
Copyright
Public Domain
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Voices, Mixed Chorus and 2 Pianos (Pierre)
See: Musique des fêtes et cérémonies de la Révolution française (No. 5)

General Information

Work Title Chant National
Alternative. Title Chant national du 14 juillet 1800, exécuté dans le temple de Mars le 25 messidor an 8; Chant national à trois choeurs et trois orchestres
Composer Méhul, Etienne Nicolas
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IEM 24
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 sections
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1800
First Performance. 1800/07/14
Librettist Fontanes
Language French
Average DurationAvg. Duration 20 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]

Voices

2 tenors, 2 basses

Choruses (SATB)

female chorus (2 parts), 2 mixed choruses

Orchestras

1st orchestra: 2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, buccine, tuba curva, timpani, strings
2nd orchestra: 2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, buccine, tuba curva, bass drum, tam-tam, timpani, strings
3rd orchestra: horn, 2 harps

Navigation etc.

see Constant Pierre, Les hymnes et chansons de la Révolution, pp. 438-42.

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