Roma (Bizet, Georges)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1859-61 (1st version), 1866-69 (2nd version)
Genre Categories Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); For 4 players (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Version 2

 I. Andante tranquillo. Allegro agitato
#77094 - 13.15MB - 13:24 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2962×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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 II. Allegretto vivace
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 III. Andante molto
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 IV. Allegro vivacissimo
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Performer Pages University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Publisher Info. Chicago: University of Chicago Symphony
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Performed 29 January 2005, Mandel Hall. From archive.org
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#65066 - 7.72MB, 184 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3438×⇩ - Daphnis

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.[1924]. Plate E.E. 4404.
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 Complete Score
#904481 - 19.25MB, 186 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Arranger Fritz Hoffmann
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1906]. Plate Part. B. 1969.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Original images: ca.250dpi, color jpg files approx. 2275 by 3300 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Slightly (?) re-orchestrated so as to make the following instruments ad lib.: flute 2, oboe 2, bassoon 2, horns 3 and 4, trombones 1 and 2, and harp.
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Parts

Version 2

 Flute 1/2
#856688 - 13.27MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Dbmiller

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⇒ 14 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 • Horn 3/4 • Trumpet 1/2 • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3 • Timpani • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Bases

 Oboe 1/2
#856689 - 12.45MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Clarinet 1/2
#856690 - 16.15MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Bassoon 1/2
#856691 - 15.60MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Horn 1/2
#856692 - 12.82MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Horn 3/4
#856693 - 10.55MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Trumpet 1/2
#856694 - 5.89MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Trombone 1/2
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 Trombone 3
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 Timpani
#856697 - 3.43MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Harp
#856698 - 9.99MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violins I
#856699 - 13.07MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violins II
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 Violas
#856701 - 11.88MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Cellos/Bases
#856702 - 17.95MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Publisher. Info. Unidentified Publisher (Choudens?), n.d.(ca.1880s–1890s?).
Copyright
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 Complete Parts
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Arranger Fritz Hoffmann
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1906]. Plate Orch. B. 1809/11.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original images: ca.250dpi, color jpg files approx. 2275 by 3300 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Slightly (?) re-orchestrated so as to make the following instruments ad lib.: flute 2, oboe 2, bassoon 2, horns 3 and 4, trombones 1 and 2, and harp.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Version 2

For Piano 4 hands (Bizet)

 Complete Score
#22497 - 4.72MB, 70 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 702×⇩ - Morel

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1880]. Plate A.C. 4852.
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Scherzo

For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Kronke)

 Piano 1
#61088 - 0.71MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 555×⇩ - Morel

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 Piano 2
#61089 - 0.56MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 300×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger Emil Kronke (1865-1938)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Steingräber Verlag, n.d. Plate 1530.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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General Information

Work Title Roma
Alternative. Title Symphony No.2 ; Souvenirs de Rome, fantaisie symphonique
Name Translations Symphonie « Roma »; Roma Symphony; ローマ; Sinfonía Roma; 羅馬交響曲; Sinfonia Roma; سمفونية روما; Sinfonie Nr.2 "Roma"
Name Aliases Souvenirs de Rome; Symphony No. 2; 罗马交响曲
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174164727; LCCN: n81133619; GND: 300197330; BNF: 139860456
Composer Bizet, Georges
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. GB 118
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGB 52
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
  • Version 1 (1859-61).
  1. [? La Chasse d’Ossian / d’Ostia ?]
  2. Marche funèbre. Andante (120 bars)
  3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (233 bars), [Trio] (137 bars, 32 repeated), Scherzo da capo.
  4. [Finale]
  • Version 2 (1866-69)*.
  1. Andante tranquillo – Allegro agitato – Andante (393 bars)
  2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (233 bars), [Trio] (137 bars, 32 repeated), Scherzo da capo.
  3. Andante molto (99 bars)
  4. Carnaval. Allegro vivacissimo (533 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1859-61 (1st version), 1866-69 (2nd version)
First Performance. 1861-10-12 in Paris, Séance publique de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts (1st version, mvts 2-3)
1869-02-28 in Paris, Concerts populaires (2nd version, mvts 1, 3, 4)
Paseldoup Orchestra, Georges Paseldoup (conductor)
First Publication. 1880 - Paris: Choudens
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30-35 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd also English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones
timpani, 2 harps, strings
External Links Bizet catalogue
Wikpedia article
Extra Information *Bizet made some minor revisions after the 1869 concert, which were most likely incorporated in the first edition(s) issued in 1880, which coincided with the first complete performance (Oct. 31, 1880) given at the Concerts populaires under Paseldoup.
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