Die Bakchantinnen, Op.44 (Wellesz, Egon)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 acts
Composition Year	1928-29
Genre Categories	Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language

Sheet Music

Act I
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Act II
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Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1930.
Copyright	Public Domain - PML-Asia, Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
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Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1930 (renewed 1958).
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Work Title	Die Bakchantinnen
Alternative. Title
Composer	Wellesz, Egon
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.44
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1928-29
First Performance.	1931/6/20 Vienna
First Publication.	1930
Librettist	Composer, after Euripedes
Language	German
Average DurationAvg. Duration	2 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail	3 flutes (no.3 takes piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, 2 harps, strings; on stage instruments: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, side drum
External Links	Wikipedia article Boosey (with orchestration)