La mer (Joncières, Victorin de)

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Léon Grus, n.d.[1881]. Plate L.G. 3653.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Léon Grus, n.d.[1881]. Plate L.G.3592.
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Work Title La mer
Alternative. Title Ode-symphonie
Composer Joncières, Victorin de
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IVJ 6
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
  1. Le calme
  2. Contemplation
  3. La tempête
  4. Épilogue
First Performance. 1881/01/09
Paris: Concerts du Conservatoire
First Publication. 1881 – Paris: Léon Grus
Librettist Édouard Guinand (1838–1909)
Language French
Dedication Monsieur E. Deldevez (Édouard Marie Ernest Deldevez), Chef d'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices: mezzo-soprano (La voix de la mer) + mixed chorus (Ondines: 1st dessus, 2nd dessus, Pêcheurs: tenors, basses)
orchestra: 2 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (2 in F, 2 in C/B), 2 trumpets (B), 3 trombones, tuba, contrabass tuba + timpani, bass drum + harp + strings