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Le chant d'apothéose : autograph manuscript, 1902.

Record ID
212337
Accession number
Cary 669
Creator
Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-1956.
Biographical Data
French composer.
Object title

Le chant d'apothéose : autograph manuscript, 1902.

Uniform title
Chant d'apothéose. Selections
Date
1902.
Inscriptions/Markings
Cover title: "Chant d'Apothèose poème de Victor Hugo et M St Georges de Bouhélier." The t.p. reads: "Chant d'Apothèose pour Victor Hugo." The t.p. for the last 14 p. reads: "Chant d'Apothèose. 2e Partie. Chœur et Piano. Gustave Charpentier. Conducteur-Chef."
Notes
Spectacle in 5 sections for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus and orchestra; commissioned for centenary of Victor Hugo.
The first 23 p. are in full score and in the composer's hand. The last 14 p. are in vocal score and in the hand of a copyist.
Probably incomplete.
Associated names
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.
Saint-Georges de Bouhélier, 1876-1947, librettist.