The Firefly (Friml, Rudolf)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1912
Genre Categories Operettas; Theatrical Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr)

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Vocal Scores

Complete

 Complete Score (color)
#390450 - 13.97MB, 176 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 128×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2015/8/22)

 Complete Score (mono)
#390451 - 11.10MB, 176 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 124×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2015/8/22)

Language English
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1912. Plate 23903.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada [tag/del/mrg]
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 Complete Score
#390453 - 11.12MB, 289 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 100×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2015/8/22)

 Color Cover
#390452 - 1.10MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 37×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2015/8/22)

Language English
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1912. Plate 23903.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Selections

 Love Is Like a Firefly (Act I, No.4)
#649569 - 3.98MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 14×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2020/9/29)

 De Trop (Act II, No.12)
#885029 - 11.80MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 6×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/11/21)

 The Beautiful Ship from Toy-Land (Act II, No.14)
#860768 - 18.53MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 8×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/6/21)

 When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart (Act II, No.15)
#735878 - 1.79MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 13×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2021/9/29)

Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1912. Plates various.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada [tag/del/mrg]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

For Piano (Bartlett)

 Complete Score
#551420 - 4.43MB, 52 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 47×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2018/12/2)

Arranger Homer Newton Bartlett (1845–1920)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1912, 1913. Plate 23856.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada [tag/del]
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Sympathy (Act II, No.10)

For Theater Orchestra

 Incomplete Parts
#648273 - 2.29MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 15×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2020/9/21)

Arranger Composer ?
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1920.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada [tag/del]
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For Piano (Pintér)

 Complete Score
#718758 - 0.69MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23/V/C - 20×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2021/7/23)

Arranger Andor Pintér (fl. 1903-1925)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1913. Plate 24122c.
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General Information

Work Title The Firefly
Alternative. Title
Composer Friml, Rudolf
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IRF 10
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts:
  • Act I
1. A Trip to Bermuda – Sybil Van Dare, Suzette, Pietro and Chorus
2. He Says Yes, She Says No! – Geraldine Van Dare, Jack Travers and Chorus
3. Call Me Uncle – John Thurston, Sybil and Chorus
4. Love Is Like a Firefly – Nina
5. Something – Suzette and Jenkins
6. Giannina (Mia) – Nina
7. Finale
  • Act II
8. Sapphire Seas – Sybil and Ensemble
9. Tommy Atkins – Nina and Ensemble
10. Sympathy – Geraldine and John
11. A Woman's Smile – Jack
12. De Trop – Jenkins, Pietro, Suzette and Chorus
13. We're Going to Make a Man of You – Nina, Herr Franz, Jack, John and Jenkins
14. The Beautiful Ship from Toyland – Franz and Male Chorus
15. When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart – Nina, Jack and Franz
16. Finale
  • Act III
17. Opening Waltz
18. An American Beauty Rose – John and Ensemble
19. The Latest Thing from Paris – Pietro and Suzette
20. Kiss Me and 'Tis Day (The Dawn of Love) – Nina
21. Finale
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1912
First Performance. 1912-10-14 — Syracuse, NY, Empire Theatre (later to New York City)
First Publication. 1912 – New York: Schirmer
Copyright Information Possibly public domain in EU and other 50-70 pma territories.
This item, which is in the public domain in its country of origin, is likewise in the public domain in countries which apply the rule of the shorter term. All EU countries apply the rule of the shorter term in general.
Note that in some cases this rule may be overridden by a treaty with the source country (especially the United States) and/or may not apply to works which fell into the public domain in their source country due to a failure to renew copyright or comply with other formalities.
Librettist Otto Harbach (1873–1963)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Internet Broadway Database

Navigation etc.

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