Les Amazones, Op.26 (Chaminade, Cécile)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement
First Publication 1884
Genre Categories Symphonic poems; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra

Sheet Music

Vocal Scores

 Complete Vocal Score
#58573 - 19.34MB, 133 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/15 - 853×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2010/3/9)

Language French / German
Translator Ferdinand Gumbert (1818–1896), German translation
Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch, Frères & Costallat, n.d. (ca. 1884). Plate E. F. & Cie. 1043.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#253242 - 9.84MB, 135 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 279×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2012/10/3)

 Color covers
#253241 - 1.94MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/15 - 181×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2012/10/3)

Language French / German
Translator Ferdinand Gumbert (1818–1896), German translation
Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch, Frères & Costallat, n.d. (ca. 1884). Plate E. F. & Cie. 1043.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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General Information

Work Title Les Amazones
Alternative. Title
Composer Chaminade, Cécile
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.26
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICC 8
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement
First Performance. 1888, March
Anvers
First Publication. 1884
Librettist Charles Grandmougin (1850-1930)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Orchestra, Soprano, Contralto, Tenor and Chorus

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Choruses- female and male etc.- but the work centers on Himris, queen of the Amazons- and Gandhar, leader of the Persians, who she has captured- and their conflict. Chorus, three soloists, orchestra.

Chapter 3 of McCann's thesis (1999-2003) (pp.65-118) is devoted to this one work. Analyzed in detail there (can be freely downloaded for study purposes at the link provided on the composer category page.)

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