BARCAROLLE from the opera "The Tales of Hoffmann" piano
Publisher | Barenreiter |
Genre: | classical & sacret |
Arrangement: | piano |
Cast: | solo |
Difficulty: | Intermediate |
Format: | sheet music |
Series: | Lidová edice |
Parameters
Product code: | H2611 |
Composer: | Offenbach, Jacques |
No. of songs: | 1 |
Pages: | 5 |
Size: | 23 x 30 cm |
ISMN: | 9790006572915 |
Weight: | 26 g |
Songlist (1)
- Barkarola
Product description
Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) is an opéra by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the main protagonist in the opera (as he is in the stories). The most famous number in the opera is the "Barcarolle" (Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour), which opens act 3. Curiously, the aria was not written by Offenbach with Les contes d'Hoffmann in mind. He wrote it as the 'Elves’ Song' in the opera Die Rheinnixen (Les fées du Rhin), which premiered in Vienna on February 8, 1864. Arranged for piano solo.
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a French composer of German origin, cellist and theatre director. He wrote cellos, orchestral pieces, songs, and especially more than a hundred music-dramatic works. He is one of the founders of modern, comic opera and one of the most performed French composers. Many of his works remain in the repertoire of the world's musical theatres today.