Berlioz, Hector 1803 - 1869

Les nuits d'été, H 81

Six mélodies avec un petit orchestre

Œuvre 7 Voice, Keyboard, Woodwinds, Brass, Plucked, Strings Songs Melodies Romantic Composed 1840 · published 1841 · 30 min · 6 movements · dedicated to Louise Bertin (voice and piano)

Movements

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6 movements

1. I Villanelle – mezzo-soprano or tenor
2. II Le spectre de la rose, H 83 – mezzo-soprano or tenor, contralto
3. III Sur les lagunes: lamento, H 84 – mezzo-soprano or tenor, baritone, contralto, or mezzo-soprano
4. IV Absence, H 85 – mezzo-soprano or tenor
5. V Au cimetière: clair de lune, H 86 – mezzo-soprano or tenor, tenor
6. VI barcarolle, H 87 – mezzo-soprano or tenor

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