Le carnaval romain, H 95 (Berlioz, Hector)

		Movements/Sections 1 Composition Year 1844 Genre Categories Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players; Scores featuring the piano; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Performances

• Recordings (1)

Recordings

 Complete Performance
*#77092 - 9.48MB - 9:37 -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - - !N/!N/!N - 2117x⇩

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Carolus (2010/8/30)

Performer Pages:

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

Publisher Info.:

Chicago: University of Chicago Symphony

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Performed 29 January 2005, Mandel Hall. From Internet archive

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (2)
• Parts (13)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (5)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#11357 - 2.40MB, 45 (44 music) pp. -  9.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V* - 6967x⇩

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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. 10

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score
*#230246 - 3.69MB, 44 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 635x⇩

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Massenetique (2012/6/7)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: A. Cranz, n.d.(ca.1915). Plate C. 45002.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Includes a piano reduction placed underneath the score.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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Parts

 Flute 1
*#26713 - 1.32MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1071x⇩

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Flutegoddess (2009/1/12)

 Flute 1, 2 (also Piccolo)
*#47166 - 0.68MB, 8 (4,4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1096x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Oboe 1, 2 (also English Horn)
*#47167 - 0.63MB, 8 (4,4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 2375x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Clarinet 1, 2 (in A; alternate parts in B♭)
*#47168 - 1.44MB, 18 (4,5,4 5) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1326x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Bassoon 1, 2
*#47169 - 0.61MB, 8 (4,4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 993x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Horn 1, 2 (in C), 3, 4 (in E)
Alternate Parts in F
*#47170 - 1.41MB, 20 (2x4,3x4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1420x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Trumpet 1, 2 (in D); Cornet 1, 2 (in A)
Alternate parts in B♭ (Cornet=Trumpet)
*#47171 - 1.31MB, 19 (2x4,3x3,2) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1771x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Trombone 1 (Alternate part), 2, 3
*#47172 - 0.55MB, 8 (2x4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1403x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Timpani, Cymbals, Triangle, Bass Drum, 2 Tambourines
*#47173 - 0.52MB, 8 (2x4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1596x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Violins I, II
*#47174 - 0.74MB, 10 (5,5) pp. -  8.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (22) - V/V/V* - 2450x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Violas
*#47175 - 0.35MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 2677x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

 Cellos
*#26241 - 0.37MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1242x⇩

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Generoso (2009/1/4)

 Basses
*#47176 - 0.27MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 1007x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/26)

Editor:

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

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910). Orch. B. 1140.

Reprinted:

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

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos 4 hands (Singer)

 Complete Score
*#57498 - 1.42MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 460x⇩

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Morel (2010/2/26)

 Color Cover
*#57499 - 0.51MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 133x⇩

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Morel (2010/2/26)

Arranger:

Otto Singer II (1863-1931)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, n.d., plate F.E.C.L. 5484
Reissue - Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(after 1901)

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano 4 hands (Wrede)

 Piano Score
*#29953 - 1.25MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 319x⇩

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Morel (2009/3/29)

Arranger:

Ferdinand Wrede (1827–1899)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d. Plate S.2986.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score
*#174689 - 1.73MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 85x⇩

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Morel (2012/1/31)

Arranger:

Ferdinand Wrede (1827–1899)

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 20642.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano solo (Taubmann)

 Piano Score
*#18817 - 0.85MB, 15 pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 834x⇩

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Gbpiano (2008/7/14)

Arranger:

Otto Taubmann (1859–1929)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. (1901). Plate 23802.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	Le carnaval romain: ouverture caractéristique
Alternative Title	Roman Carnival Overture

Composer	Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue Number	Œuvre 9, H 95
Key	A major
Movements/Sections	1
Year/Date of Composition	1844
First Performance	1844-02-03 in Paris, Salle Herz.
First Publication	1844
Dedication	Prince von Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Average Duration	10 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Orchestra: 2 Flutes (1 doubling Piccolo), 2 Oboes (1 doubling English Horn), 2 Clarinets, 2(4) Bassoons, 4 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Cornets, 3 Trombones, Timpani, Cymbals, Triangle, 2 Tambourines (3 Players), Harp, Strings 2(picc),2(ca),2,2(4) – 4,2+2cornet,3,0 – timp,perc(3) – str
External Links	Wikipedia article on Berlioz overtures On-line score (Scorch format) at Berlioz website

Misc. Comments

Based on themes from Benvenuto Cellini (one of which originates from the Gloria of the 1825 Messe solennelle).

Publication History

• Paris: 1844, Œuvre 9 (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