Biblis (Massenet, Jules)

Composition Year	1886 ca.
Genre Categories	Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the mezzo-soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; French language

Sheet Music

Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, n.d.[1892?].
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#80845 - 2.74MB, 54 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 874×⇩ - Massenetique

Publisher. Info.	Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1887]. Plate G.H. & Cie. 1754.
Reprinted	Huntsville, TX: Recital Publications, 1997. Ed. No. 634.
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Work Title	Biblis
Alternative. Title
Composer	Massenet, Jules
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	DO 62
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJM 32
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1886 ca.
First Publication.	1887
Librettist	Georges Boyer (1850-1931)
Language	French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra

Despite the distinction in Grove, Biblis is not a sacred work but rather a secular cantata based on the story of Greek mythological figure Byblis.