Le corsaire, overture, H 101 (Berlioz, Hector)

		Movements/Sections 1 Composition Year 1844, rev. 1851 Genre Categories Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

Performances

• Recordings (1)

Recordings

 Complete Performance
*#91884 - 11.53MB - 8:35 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - - !N/!N/!N - 955x⇩

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Carolus (2011/2/2)

Performer Pages:

University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)

Publisher Info.:

Chicago: University of Chicago Orchestra

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]

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Performed 4 December 2010, Mandel Hall. From Internet archive

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (2)
• Parts (12)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#114575 - 4.06MB, 65 (ii, 63) pp. -  8.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 1299x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/8/22)

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Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(ca.1899). Plate E.E. 3721.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score
*#11358 - 2.15MB, 41 (ins, #95–134) pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V* - 1844x⇩

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Daphnis (2007/8/5)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie II, Band 5.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900–07. Plate H.B. 12

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Parts

 Flute 1, 2
*#50223 - 0.58MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V* - 526x⇩

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Oboe 1, 2
*#50224 - 0.49MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 342x⇩

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Clarinet 1, 2 (in C)
*#50225 - 0.52MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 454x⇩

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Bassoon 1, 2
*#50226 - 0.48MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 348x⇩

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Horn 1, 2 (in F), 3, 4 (in C)
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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Trumpet 1, 2 (in C), Cornet 1, 2 (in B♭)
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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Timpani (C, G)
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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Violins I, II
*#50231 - 0.81MB, 8 (4, 4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 930x⇩

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Violas
*#50232 - 0.42MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 387x⇩

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Cellos
*#26234 - 0.37MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 406x⇩

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Generoso (2009/1/4)

 Basses
*#50233 - 0.24MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 403x⇩

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KGill (2009/12/24)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910).

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.

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General Information

Work Title	Le corsaire
Alternative Title	The Corsair

Composer	Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue Number	Œuvre 21 ; H 101B
Key	C major
Movements/Sections	1
Year/Date of Composition	1844, rev. 1851
First Performance	1845-01-19 in Paris, Cirque Olympique (version A) 1854-04-08 in Brunswick (version B)
First Publication	1855
Dedication	James William Davison (1813–1885)
Average Duration	10 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Orchestra 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 (4) bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, ophecleide (tuba), timpani, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article on Berlioz overtures On-line score (Scorch format) at Berlioz website

Misc. Comments

Composed 1844, and originally entitled La Tour de Nice (The Tower of Nice), then Le Corsaire Rouge (The Red Corsair), first performance of initial version (H 101A), Paris, Cirque Olympique, 19 January 1845.
Revised before 1852, first performance of revised version (H 101B), Brunswick, 8 April 1854.

Publication History

• Paris: 1855, Œuvre 21 (full score)
• Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. (1901), as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie II, Band V, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
• Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2000, BA 5460, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 20, edited by Diana Bickley