Les nuits d'été, Op.7, H 81 (Berlioz, Hector)

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Contents
Movements/Sections 6 songs
  1. Villanelle, H 82
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor
  2. Le spectre de la rose, H 83
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), contralto (B)
  3. Sur les lagunes: lamento, H 84
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), baritone, contralto, or mezzo-soprano (B)
  4. Absence, H 85
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor
  5. Au cimitière: clair de lune, H 86
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), tenor (B)
  6. L’île inconnue: barcarolle, H 87
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor
Composition Year 1840–41, orchestrated 1856
Genre Categories Melodies; Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the mezzo-soprano voice; Scores featuring the piano; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; French language

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 1. Villanelle
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 2. Le Spectre de la Rose
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 3. Sur les Lagunes
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 4. Absence
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 5. Au Cimetière
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 6. L'Ile inconnue
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Editor:

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

Language:

French / German / English

Translator:

Peter Cornelius (1824–1874), German text
Percy Pinkerton (1855–1946), English text

Publisher Info.:

Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie VI, Band 15.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900–07. Plate H.B. 50, 51, 52, 46, 53, 54

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 1. Villanelle (EU)
#109247 - 0.49MB, 8 pp. -  6.4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (14) - C*/71/V* - 2374x⇩

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 2. Le spectre de la rose (EU)
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 3. Sur les lagunes (EU)
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 4. Absence (EU)
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 5. Au cimitière (EU)
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 6. L’île inconnue (EU)
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Editor:

Ian Kemp (1931*)

Publisher Info.:

Hector Berlioz: New Edition of the Complete Works, vol.13 (pp.31-90).
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1975. Plate BA 5453 (issued 1975)

This “urtext” or “scholarly” (scientific) edition was published at least 25 years ago in Germany and thus is public domain in its country of origin. Such editions are also public domain in Canada because they fail to meet the minimum ‘threshold of originality’ to qualify for copyright as an ‘adaptation’. It may not be public domain elsewhere, however. More information about this can be found here.
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Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]

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Vocal Scores

 1. Villanelle (A major)
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 2. Le spectre de la rose (B major)
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 3. Sur les lagunes (F minor)
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 4. Absence (F♯ major)
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 5. Au cimetière (D major)
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 6. L’île inconnue (F major)
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Language:

French / German

Translator:

Peter Cornelius (1824-1874), German text

Publisher Info.:

Collection de 32 mélodies pour une ou plusieurs voix et choeur par Hector Berlioz.
Paris: S. Richault, n.d.[1863]. Plate R. 13682.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

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 Complete Score
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 1. Villanelle (F major)
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 2. Le spectre de la rose (B major)
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 3. Sur les lagunes (F minor)
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 4. Absence (E♭ major)
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 5. Au cimetière (B♭ major)
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 6. L’île inconnue (D major)
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Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Costallat & Cie., n.d.(ca.1900). Plate C. & C. 709

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Original version for Low Voice and Piano.

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General Information

Work Title Les nuits d’été (Summer Nights)
Alternative Title Six mélodies avec un petit orchestre
Composer Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue Number Œuvre 7 ; H 81
Movements/Sections 6 songs
  1. Villanelle, H 82
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor
  2. Le spectre de la rose, H 83
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), contralto (B)
  3. Sur les lagunes: lamento, H 84
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), baritone, contralto, or mezzo-soprano (B)
  4. Absence, H 85
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor
  5. Au cimitière: clair de lune, H 86
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), tenor (B)
  6. L’île inconnue: barcarolle, H 87
    for mezzo-soprano or tenor
Year/Date of Composition 1840–41, orchestrated 1856
First Publication 1841 (H 81A)
1856 (H 81B)
Librettist Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)
Language French
Dedication Louise Bertin (Piano Version)
Average Duration 30 minutes
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation A Voice and piano
B Voice with Orchestra
Mezzo-Soprano, etc. (see comments)
2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, harp, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
Libretto (Berlioz Website)


Misc. Comments

Publication History

Version for Voice and Piano
  • Paris: 1841, as Œuvre 7 (vocal score)
  • Paris: 1863, included in Collection de 32 Mélodies: nos. 1–6
  • Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(1904), as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie VII, Band XVII, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
  • Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2005, BA 5455, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 15, edited by Ian Rumbold
Version for Voice and Orchestra
  • Paris: 1856 (full score)
  • Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(1903), as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie VI, Band XV, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
  • Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1975, BA 5453, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 13, edited by Ian Kemp


Compositions and Literary Works by Hector Berlioz
Operas

Les francs-juges, H 23 · Benvenuto Cellini, H 76 · Les Troyens, H 133 · Béatrice et Bénédict, H 138

Symphonies

Symphonie fantastique, H 48 · Harold en Italie, H 68 · Roméo et Juliette, H 79 · Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, H 80

Concert Overtures

Grande ouverture de Waverley, H 26 · Grande ouverture du Roi Lear, H 53 · Intrata di Rob-Roy MacGregor, H 54 · Le carnaval romain, H 95 · Le Corsaire, H 101

Liturgical works

Messe solennelle, H 20 · Grande messe des morts, H 75 · Te Deum, H 118

Other choral works

Lélio, ou le retour à la vie, H 55 · La damnation de Faust, H 111 · Tristia, H 119 · Vox populi, H 120 · L’enfance du Christ, H 130

Songs and cantatas

Herminie, H 29 · Cléopâtre, H 36 · Irlande, H 38 · Les nuits d’été, H 81 · Feuillets d’album, H 121 · Fleurs des landes, H 124

Writings

Grand traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes · Les Soirées de l’Orchestre · Les Grotesques de la Musique · À Travers Chants · Mémoires

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