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Prélude à l'Acte 1 for solo piano
Title by uploader: Claude Debussy: Rodrigue et Chimène: Prélude à l'Acte 1 for solo piano, completed by Robert Orledge
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
Piano score |
Movement(s) |
1 to 1 from 1 |
Arranger |
Robert Orledge |
Publisher |
Musik Fabrik |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
5'0 |
This is the piano solo reduction of Debussy’s Wagnerian opera Rodrigue et Chimène (1890–93) which has had quite a few orchestral performances. Here the work is completed by Robert Orledge with a new concert ending.
Piano vocal score
Title by uploader: Debussy: Rodrigue et Chimène, piano vocal score
Instrumentation |
Piano, Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Mixed choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass |
Scored for |
Soloists, Accompanying piano, Choir |
Type of score |
Piano-vocal score |
Movement(s) |
1 to 3 from 3 |
Arranger |
Robert Orledge |
Lyricist |
Catulle Mendès |
Publisher |
Musik Fabrik |
Language |
French |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
110'0 |
Year of composition |
1892 |
Genre |
Classical/Opera |
Robert Orledge's fascination with Claude Debussy began in the early 1980s when he published Debussy and the Theatre with Cambridge University Press. Researching in Paris, he was astonished to discover that Debussy planned over 50 theatrical works but only fully completed two on his own: the opera Pelléas et Mélisande (1893–1902) and the ballet Jeux (1912–13). The rest were abandoned, sketched, or left to other composers to finish.
One of the most intriguing unfinished works is Rodrigue et Chimène, an opera set in medieval Spain about two lovers torn apart when Rodrigue is forced to kill Chimène's father to defend his family's honor. The story follows Rodrigue as he seeks redemption on the battlefield, with the opera ending on a bittersweet note of hope — if he survives the war, he may finally marry the woman he loves. Debussy wrote the bulk of the music between 1890 and 1892, but the project was never completed.
Orledge's new performing edition is based on the vocal score held at the Morgan Library in New York, and follows Debussy's own orchestral sketches as closely as possible, filling gaps in a style faithful to his late Romantic, Wagnerian-influenced idiom of the period. It is his hope that this completion will allow Rodrigue et Chimène to finally take its rightful place in the operatic repertoire.
Full score
Title by uploader: Debussy: Rodrigue et Chimène, full score only
Instrumentation |
Piano, Celesta, Flute, Flute piccolo, Bassoon, Oboe, Cor anglais, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Timpani, Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Mixed choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass |
Scored for |
Soloists, Choir, Symphonic orchestra |
Type of score |
Full score |
Movement(s) |
1 to 3 from 3 |
Arranger |
Robert Orledge |
Lyricist |
Catulle Mendès |
Publisher |
Musik Fabrik |
Language |
French |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
110'0 |
Year of composition |
1892 |
Genre |
Classical/Opera |
Robert Orledge's fascination with Claude Debussy began in the early 1980s when he published Debussy and the Theatre with Cambridge University Press. Researching in Paris, he was astonished to discover that Debussy planned over 50 theatrical works but only fully completed two on his own: the opera Pelléas et Mélisande (1893–1902) and the ballet Jeux (1912–13). The rest were abandoned, sketched, or left to other composers to finish.
One of the most intriguing unfinished works is Rodrigue et Chimène, an opera set in medieval Spain about two lovers torn apart when Rodrigue is forced to kill Chimène's father to defend his family's honor. The story follows Rodrigue as he seeks redemption on the battlefield, with the opera ending on a bittersweet note of hope — if he survives the war, he may finally marry the woman he loves. Debussy wrote the bulk of the music between 1890 and 1892, but the project was never completed.
Orledge's new performing edition is based on the vocal score held at the Morgan Library in New York, and follows Debussy's own orchestral sketches as closely as possible, filling gaps in a style faithful to his late Romantic, Wagnerian-influenced idiom of the period. It is his hope that this completion will allow Rodrigue et Chimène to finally take its rightful place in the operatic repertoire. This item is the full score. The parts are available on rental from the publisher.
Acte 1: Prélude for orchestra
Title by uploader: Debussy/Orledge: Rodrigue et Chimène Acte 1: Prélude for orchestra – score only
Instrumentation |
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Cor anglais, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Harp, Timpani, Bass Clarinet, Percussion |
Scored for |
Symphonic orchestra |
Type of score |
Full score |
Movement(s) |
1 to 1 from 1 |
Arranger |
Robert Orledge |
Publisher |
Musik Fabrik |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
5'0 |
Year of composition |
1892 |
Genre |
Classical/Symphonic music |
This is the first act prelude from Debussy's first opera, completed and orchestrated by Robert Orledge. Scored for 32CA2Bscl3/4331/timp/2perc/2hp/strings, this item is the score only. The parts are on rental from the publisher.
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