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Composer

Georges Bizet

1838–1875

739 works in the index

Born
1838
Died
1875
Birthplace
Rue Louise-Émilie-de-La-Tour-d'Auvergne
Citizenship / historical state
France
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Bizet died at thirty-six believing Carmen had failed. It is now the most-performed opera in the world, and it dominates this catalogue in every possible arrangement.

Singers approach him through the Carmen arias — the Habanera and the Toreador Song above all — which appear in every aria anthology by voice type. Instrumentalists get the two suites drawn from the opera and the L'Arlésienne music, both arranged for everything from full orchestra to solo piano.

The one thing to check before buying a Carmen vocal score is whether it uses spoken dialogue or the sung recitatives written by Guiraud after Bizet's death. Both are standard, they are not interchangeable in rehearsal, and editions do not always say on the cover.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Flute, violin, Orchestra
Genres represented
Classical, pop, Jazz, Broadway, Latin
Works with composition dates
33 of 739

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 10 of 16

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Meneut from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 — —— FluteClassical 1
Solo De L'arlesienne — —— PianoClassical —
Doll,The — —— PianoClassical —
---: Cavatine de Leila — —— —Classical 1
Valse-Menuet — —— FluteClassical 1
Playing House — —— Piano, FluteClassical —
Song Of April — —— HornClassical —
I Hear As In A Dream — —— HornClassical —
Je Crois Entendre Encore — —— —— 0
Valse-Menuet L'arlesienne Suite No 1 — —— Piano, FluteClassical —
Carmen: Toreador Song — —— —— 0
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 1 - 'L'escarpolete,' reverie Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 1— PianoClassical —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 2 - 'La toupie,' impromptu Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 2— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 3 - 'La poupee,' berceuse Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 3— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 4 - 'Les chevaux de bois,' scherzo Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 4— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 5 - 'Le volant,' fantaisie Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 5— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 6 - 'Trompette et tambour,' marche Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 6— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 7 - 'Les bulles de savon,' rondino Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 7— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 8 - 'Les quatre coins,' esquisse Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 8— PianoClassical —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 9 - 'Colin-Maillard,' nocturne Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 9— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 10 - 'Saute-Mouton,' caprice Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 10— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 11 - 'Petit Mari, petite femme,' duo Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 11— —— —
Jeux d'enfants , op. 22, no. 12 - 'Le bal,' galop Performed by Georges Bizet — op. 22, no. 12— —— —
L'Arlesienne Suite: Adagietto — —— —— —
Carmen - Act III: 'C'est des contrebandiers le refuge ordinaire...Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante' Performed by Georges Bizet — —— —— —
Les Pecheurs de Perles: 'Me voila seule dans la nuit' — —— —Classical 1
Carmen: 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' Performed by Georges Bizet — —— —— —
Carmen: Introduction to Act 3 — —— —— —
Orphee et Eurydice — —— Flute— —
Haba?era — —— PianoClassical —
Chopin Medley — —— —Classical —
Castanet Song Performed by Georges Bizet — —— PianoClassical 3
La Vidalita — —— VoiceClassical 1
Farandole Performed by Georges Bizet — —— Piano, SaxophoneClassical —
Romance — —— Piano, VoiceJazz, Classical —
Three Romances Op.21 — Op.21— PianoClassical —
Castanet Dance — —— PianoClassical 1
Duet Performed by Georges Bizet — —— PianoClassical —
Guitare — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical —
Carmen-Toreador's Song — —— —— —
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre from CARMEN — —— —— —
Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante from Carmen — —— —— —
Pastoral — —— Low VoiceClassical —
Altes Lied — —— Low VoiceClassical —
Habanera - Die Liebe ist ein widerspenstiger Vogel — —— PianoClassical 1
In vain to avoid a fateful response — —— PianoClassical 1
Quand La Flamme De L'amour — —— —Classical 1
A la voix d'un amant fidele — —— —Classical 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 305420338. Portrait: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.