La nuit de Walpurgis, Op.60 (Widor, Charles-Marie)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1887
Genre Categories Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

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 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., 1908. Plate H. & Cie. 23491.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Some pages overlaid with manuscript (copy or holograph? some cross-outs) pages in this copy, e.g. pp.16-18 and 53-57.
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 Piccolo
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⇒ 18 more: Flute 1/2 • Oboe 1/2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭) • Horn 1/2 (F) • Horn 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Trumpet 3/4 (F) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3/Tuba • Timpani • Side Drum and Tambourine • Cymbals and Bass Drum • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Double Basses

 Flute 1/2
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 Oboe 1/2
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 English Horn
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 Clarinet 1/2 (B♭)
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 Horn 1/2 (F)
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 Horn 3/4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1/2 (C)
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 Trumpet 3/4 (F)
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 Trombone 1/2
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 Trombone 3/Tuba
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 Timpani
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 Side Drum and Tambourine
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 Cymbals and Bass Drum
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Double Basses
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., 1908. Plate H. & Cie. 23492.
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General Information

Work Title La nuit de Walpurgis
Alternative. Title Walpurgis Night
Composer Widor, Charles-Marie
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.60
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICW 29
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
  1. Ouverture. Adagio ( = 80) - - Allegro con fuoco ( = 116)
  2. Adagio ( = 54) - Lento, a piacere quasi recitativo - Tranquillamente ( = 52-45)
  3. Bacchanale. Andante quasi adagio ( = 66) - Allegro con fuoco ( = 63-66)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1887
First Publication. 1908
Dedication A la Société Philharmonique de Londres
Average DurationAvg. Duration 26 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bassoons
4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, triangle, side drum, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, harp(s), strings
Discography All Music Guide

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Possibly inspired by Goethe's Faust...

There is at least one commercial recording of this symphonic poem (on Dutton, coupled with the composer's first symphony and his violin concerto.)

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