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Les Noces

by Igor Stravinsky


Orchestration
timp+6-4pf-chorus(SSAATTBB)-soloists(SMTB)
Duration
25 minutes
Year Composed
1917

Notes

Composition is structured in two parts:

  • Part 1
    • At the Bride's House
    • At the Bridegroom's House
    • The Bride's Departure
  • Part 2
    • The Wedding Feast

Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Movements
1234
At the Bride's House
At the Bridegroom's House
The Bride's Departure
The Wedding Feast
5' 15''6' 00''3' 15''10' 30''
Piano 1
Piano
Piano 2
Piano
Piano 3
Piano
Piano 4
Piano
Timpani
Timpani
Percussion 1
Bell and Xylophone
Percussion 2
Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal, and Triangle
Percussion 3
Large Snare Drum, Triangle, and Snare Drum
Percussion 4
Large Snare Drum, Crotales, and Snare Drum
Percussion 5
Crash Cymbals and Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 6
Bass Drum
Solo: Soprano
Soprano (Voice)
Solo: Mezzo-Soprano
Mezzo-Soprano (Voice)
Solo: Tenor
Tenor (Voice)
Solo: Bass
Bass (Voice)
Chorus: Soprano 1
Soprano (Voice)
Chorus: Soprano 2
Soprano (Voice)
Chorus: Alto 1
Alto (Voice)
Chorus: Alto 2
Alto (Voice)
Chorus: Tenor 1
Tenor (Voice)
Chorus: Tenor 2
Tenor (Voice)
Chorus: Bass 1
Bass (Voice)
Chorus: Bass 2
Bass (Voice)


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