The Two Widows, JB 1:108 (Smetana, Bedřich)

		Movements/Sections 2 acts Composition Year 1873–74, revised 1877, 1882 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Czech language; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (3)
• Vocal Scores (2)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (5)

Full Scores

 Overture
*#86076 - 3.20MB, 55 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 384x⇩

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 Act I
*#86077 - 15.96MB, 273 pp. -  8.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V*/V*/V* - 301x⇩

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 Act II
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Madcapellan (2010/11/28)

Publisher Info.:

Prague: Společnost Bedřicha Smetany, (1950). Plate SBS7

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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600 dpi

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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
*#254874 - 21.86MB, 250 (v, #2-246) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 72x⇩

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Massenetique (2012/10/18)

Language:

German / Czech

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1893. Plates 13600 and 13864.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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 Complete score
*#26638 - 16.18MB, 268 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 317x⇩

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Hobbypianist (2009/1/11)

Arranger:

Josef Zubatý (1855–1931), piano reduction

Editor:

Otakar Šourek (1883–1956)

Language:

Czech

Publisher Info.:

Prague: Umělecká Beseda, 1914. Plate U.B.66.

Reprinted:

Prague:Hudební matice, 1949. Plate H.M.66.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Overture

For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
*#26643 - 0.93MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 95x⇩

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Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Josef Weinberger, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate J.W. 662

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For Piano solo (Zubatý)

 Complete Score
*#26639 - 2.28MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 122x⇩

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Hobbypianist (2009/1/11)

Arranger:

Josef Zubatý (1855–1931)

Editor:

Otakar Šourek (1883–1956)

Publisher Info.:

Prague: Umělecká Beseda, 1914. Plate U.B. 66
Reissue — Hudební matice, 1949. Plate H.M.66.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Extracted from the vocal score.

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Prelude (Act II)

For Piano solo (Zubatý)

 Complete Score
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Hobbypianist (2009/1/11)

Arranger:

Josef Zubatý (1855–1931)

Editor:

Otakar Šourek (1883–1956)

Publisher Info.:

Prague: Umělecká Beseda, 1914. Plate U.B. 66
Reissue — Hudební matice, 1949. Plate H.M.66.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Extracted from the vocal score.

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Polka (Act III)

For Piano solo (Zubatý)

 Complete Score
*#26641 - 0.55MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 93x⇩

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Hobbypianist (2009/1/11)

Arranger:

Josef Zubatý (1855–1931)

Editor:

Otakar Šourek (1883–1956)

Publisher Info.:

Prague: Umělecká Beseda, 1914. Plate U.B. 66
Reissue — Hudební matice, 1949. Plate H.M.66.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Extracted from the vocal score.

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For Piano solo

 Complete Score
*#13776 - 0.19MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 76x⇩

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Peter (2007/9/13)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate 13864

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	The Two Widows
Alternative Title	Dvě vdovy ; Zwei Witwen

Composer	Smetana, Bedřich
Opus/Catalogue Number	JB 1:108 ; T.109
Movements/Sections	2 acts
Year/Date of Composition	1873–74, revised 1877, 1882
First Performance	1874-03-27 in Prague, Provisional Theatre.
First Publication	1914 (vocal score), 1950 (full score)
Librettist	Emmanuel František Züngel (1840–1895) Jean Pierre Félicien Mallefille (1813–1868)
Language	Czech
Average Duration	125 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Solo Voices, Chorus, Orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Cast

• Caroline, a young widow — soprano
• Agnes, her sister, also a young widow — soprano
• Ladislaus, a landowner — tenor
• Mumlal — bass
• Tomík, a gardener — tenor
• Lidka, his fiancée, a chamber girl — soprano