Chant du départ (Méhul, Etienne Nicolas)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 verses
Composition Year 1794
Genre Categories Songs; National anthems; For mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For chorus with orchestra; French language; For voice, mixed chorus, wind band (arr); For voices and chorus with orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring mixed chorus (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For voice, mixed chorus, piano (arr); For voices and chorus with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For voice, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard (arr); For voice, continuo (arr); For voices with continuo (arr); Scores with basso continuo

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Performances

Sheet Music

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Voice, Mixed Chorus and Wind Band (unknown)

 Vocal Score and Complete Parts
#958963 - 3.39MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 11×⇩ - Festindesope

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Magasin de musique à l'usage des fêtes nationales, n.d.[1794].
Copyright
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Misc. Notes BNF notice bibliographique
Instrumentation: 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, serpent, timpani
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 Complete Score
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 Engraving File (.MXL)
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Publisher. Info. Ryoichi Kazumi, 2025.
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Misc. Notes Based on the published parts (Magasin de musique à l'usage des fêtes nationales, 1794).
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For Voice, Mixed Chorus and Piano (Pierre)
See: Musique des fêtes et cérémonies de la Révolution française (No. 97)
For Voice and Piano (unknown)

 Complete Score
#341692 - 12.88MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 714×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Publisher. Info. Echos de France, Vol.3 (No.26)
Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1908. Plate D. & F. 7004.
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Misc. Notes only 3 of the 7 verses are printed here
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For Voice and Continuo (unknown)

 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Magasin de musique à l'usage des fêtes nationales, n.d.[1794]. Plate No. 14.
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General Information

Work Title Chant du départ
Alternative. Title Hymne de guerre
Name Translations Le Chant du départ
Composer Méhul, Etienne Nicolas
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IEM 4
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 verses
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1794
Librettist Marie-Joseph Chénier (1764–1811)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information see below
  • The "second Marseillaise", a famous song of the French Revolution. The First French Empire (Napoleonic France) adopted it as the national anthem
  • Constant Pierre (Les hymnes et chansons de la Révolution, p. 336) describes it as "Chant avec refrain en choeur et accompagnement d'orchestre d'harmonie"; New Grove lists as "choral hymn" with "wind band accompaniment"; MGG lists as "für Chor und Blasorchester"
  • According to Wikipedia:Chant du départ, this "was first performed by the orchestra and choirs of the Music academy on 14 July 1794." Therefore, it is tagged for choir and orchestra as the original instrumentation
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