The Golden Cockerel (opera) (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1908]. Plate 32402.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1908]. Plate 32402.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A7965.
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Overture

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1908]. Plate 32402.
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Parts

35 more: Flute 2 • Flute 3/Piccolo • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1 (A/B♭) • Clarinet 2 (A/B♭) • Bass Clarinet (A/B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Horn 3 (F) • Horn 4 (F) • Trumpet 1 (C) • Trumpet 2 (C) • Trumpet 3 (contralto F) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Glockenspiel/Xylophone • Cymbals • Bass Drum/Rute • Tambourine/Triangle • Bass Drum/Snare Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Tambourine/Tam-Tam • Celesta • Harp 1/2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1908]. MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A7965.
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4 more: Color Cover • Act I • Act II • Act III

Editor First edition (later issue)
Language Russian / French
Translator Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877–1944), French text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1908]. Plates Plate 32404, 32406 and 32408.
Reprinted Leipzig: Robert Forberg, n.d.(after 1920). Plate [#41405].
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#34824 - Color cover by I. Bilibin.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Language Russian / French
Translator Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877–1944), French text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1908]. Plates Plate 32404, 32406 and 32408.
Reprinted New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.[1930]. Plate 30770.
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Language German / English
Translator Heinrich Möller (1876–1958), German text
Edward Agate (1880–1940), English text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1908]. Plate Plate 32405ª.
Reprinted Bad Godesburg: Robert Forberg / Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.
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Editor Anatoly Dmitriyev (1908–1978)
Language Russian
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), Vol.43
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1951. Plate M. 21512 Г.
Reprinted Moscow: Muzyka, 1977. Plate 9526.
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For Orchestra (Composer)
See: The Golden Cockerel (suite)

Hymn to the Sun

For Orchestra (Langey)

13 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet 1, 2 (A) • Bassoon • Horn 1/2 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (A) • Trombone • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Otto Langey (1851–1922)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1919.
Galaxy, No.132.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A8094.
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For Violin and Piano (Franko)
Arranger Sam Franko (1857–1937)
Publisher. Info. New York: Ross Jungnickel, 1918. Plate 1017-7.
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For Violin and Piano (Kreisler)
Arranger Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1919. Plate 21583.
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For Piano (Chaloff)
Arranger Julius Chaloff (1892–1979)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1922. Plate 21893.
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For Piano (Niemann)
Arranger Walter Niemann (1876–1953)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, No.1954, 1932. Plate 1042.
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Andantino

For Cello and Piano (Krein)
Arranger Aleksandr Krein (1883–1951)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig et Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 35710.
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General Information

Work Title The Golden Cockerel
Alternative. Title Золотой петушок ; Le coq d'or
Name Translations Az aranykakas; El gall d'or; Der goldene Hahn; El gallo de oro; Kultainen kukko; [19 more...]Le Coq d'or; Il gallo d'oro; 金鶏; 금계; O Galo de Ouro; Золотой петушок; Guldtuppen; Altın Horoz; Золотий півник; Ոսկի աքլորիկը; Zlati petelin; Zlatý kohoutek; De gouden haan; Złoty kogucik; Den Gyldne Hane; La Ora Koketo; 金鸡; תרנגול הזהב; Ο χρυσός πετεινός
Name Aliases De gouden haan (ballet)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175388005; LCCN: n81048113; GND: 300131046; BNF: 139179355
Composer Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. INR 19
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's prologue, 3 acts, epilogue
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1906–07
First Performance. 1909-10-07 in Moscow, Solodovnikov Theatre [more...]
Nikolay Speransky (Dodon)
Fyodor Ernst (Gvidon)
Andrey Dikov (Afron)
Kapiton Zaporozhets (Polkan)
Aleksandra Rostovtseva (Amelfa)
Vladimir Pikok (Astrologer)
Avreliya-Tsetsiliya Dobrovolskaya (Shemakhan Tsaritsa)
Vera Klopotovskaya (Golden Cockerel)
Emil Cooper (conductor)
First Publication. 1908 – Moscow: P. Jurgenson
  • Full score, 366 pages. Plate 32402
  • Vocal score, 206 pages. Plates 32404 to 324082.
Librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946), after Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
Language Russian
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
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Cast
Tsar Dodon (Царь Додон) (bass)
Tsarevich Gvidon (Царевич Гвидон) (tenor)
Tsarevich Afron (Царевич Афрон) (baritone)
Воевода Полкан (General Polkan) (bass)
Amelfa (Амелфа) (contralto)
Astrologer (Звездочёт) (tenor-altino)
Shemakhan Tsaritsa (Шемаханская царица) (soprano)
Golden Cockerel (Золотой петушок) (soprano)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra

3 flutes (2nd and 3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets,
bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 2 trumpets, alto trumpet, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, triangle, snare drum, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum,
xylophone, glockenspiel, celesta, 2 harps, strings
Related Works See also The Golden Cockerel Suite, compiled by others after the composer's death.
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