Turandot, Op.37 (Weber, Carl Maria von)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Overture and 6 Movements
Composition Year 1804-09
Genre Categories Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For orchestra; [7 more...]Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)
Related Works Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Hindemith (2nd movement)

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Overture and March

Editor Franz Kaern-Biederstedt
Publisher. Info. Franz Kaern-Biederstedt, 2023.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This edition is a critical score putting together the single orchestral parts from the reprint by Edwin F. Kalmus
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Parts

Overture and March

⇒ 13 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (C) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (G) • Trumpet 1, 2 (C) • Bass Trombone • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals, Snare Drum, Triangle • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate O.B. 1458.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A5599.
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Misc. Notes Parts are 10 x 13 scans.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Overture

For Piano 4 hands (Kleinmichel)
Arranger Richard Kleinmichel (1846–1901)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8705.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Piano 4 hands (Stolze)
Arranger Heinrich Wilhelm Stolze (1801–1868)
Publisher. Info. Wolfenbüttel: Holle, [1869]. Plate 403.
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For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich)
Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827–1872)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1882). Plate 6532.
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For Piano 4 hands
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Plate Collection Litolff No.2799.
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For Piano
Arranger Unknown
Editor Heinrich Wilhelm Stolze (1801–1868)
Publisher. Info. Compositionen von Carl Maria von Weber
Band I: Compositionen für das Pianoforte solo, heft 21
Wolfenbüttel: L. Holle, n.d.[1869]. Plate 391.
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General Information

Work Title Turandot
Alternative. Title Turandot, Prinzessin von China
Composer Weber, Carl Maria von
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.37 ; J.75
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICW 71
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Overture and 6 Movements
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1804-09
First Performance. 1809-09-20 in Stuttgart
First Publication. 1818
Librettist Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
after Carlo Gozzi (1720–1808)
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone
timpani, side drum, turkish drum, triangle, cymbals, strings
Related Works Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Hindemith (2nd movement)
Manuscript Sources manuscript score (1810-50), overture, 3 excerpts. D-MB, no shelfmark
External Links All Music Guide
Extra Information Overture composed in 1804. According to James Zychowicz at AMG, "The overture and most of the other incidental music is based on a single oriental theme that Weber had found in Rousseau's Dictionnaire de musique" This theme is also the basis of Hindemith's work.
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