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Portrait of Georges Bizet

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 5 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
Farandole: 1st Percussion — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Farandole: 1st Violin — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Farandole: 2nd Violin — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Farandole: Viola — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Farandole: Cello — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Farandole: Score — —— OrchestraClassical 3
Farandole: B — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Farandole: 3rd Violin (Viola ) — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Farandole: String Bass — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Duo from "Pearl Fishers" — —— —— 3
Thème brillant — —— —Classical 2
20 Mélodies 1871IMSLP —— VoiceClassical 1
La cloche a sonne — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Voici l'ordre, partez — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Halte-la, qui va la? — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Quant au douanier — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Hola, hola Jose! — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 2
C'est toi? C'est moi! — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Seguidilla — —— —— 1
Level 9 (Baritone/Bass) — —— Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 1
Qu'ai-je vu? O ciel!... Je fremis, je chancelle, from Les Pecheurs de Perles — —— —Classical 2
Ne me grondez pas pour cela, from Le Docteur Miracle — —— —Classical 2
Il faut pour eteindre ma fievre, from Djamileh — —— —Classical 1
La la la la — —— —Classical 1
Dis Flower — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
Farandole Fourth Movement — —— PianoClassical 2
Menuet — —— Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, ViolaClassical 1
Marche Au Supplice (March To The Gallows) — —— HornClassical 1
4. Chanson du Toreador — —— Timpani, percussionClassical 1
4. Le Chevaux de Bois, Scherzo = The Rocking Horse (orch. McDermott) — —— percussion, TimpaniClassical 1
8. Les Quatre Coins, Esquisse = Children's Game, Sketch (orch. McDermott) — —— Timpani, percussionClassical 1
Chanson D'avril — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 3
Les Chevaus De Bois (Bizet G) — —— —Classical 1
2 Minuets from l'Arlesienne — —— FluteClassical 1
Hier, an dem Herzen treu geborgen — —— —Classical 2
Ouvre Ton Coeur — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 0
Umsonst, der Unheilsbotschaft zu entgehn — —— PianoClassical 2
Serenade Espagnole Performed by Georges Bizet — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Open Thy Heart — —— PianoClassical, pop 2
Juex d'enfants, Book II - Petit Mari, Petit Femme, Duo Performed by Georges Bizet — —— PianoClassical 2
L'Arlésienne: No. 5, Pastorale — —— —Classical 1
Pastorale, No. 1 from "L'arlésienne", Suite 2 — —— —Classical 1
Jeux d'Enfants Suite, Op. 22 - Score — Op. 22— —Classical 1
L'Arlésienne: No. 6, Intermezzo — —— —Classical 1
Intermezzo, No. 2 from "L'arlésienne", Suite 2 — —— —Classical 1
Jeux d'Enfants Suite, Op. 22 - Trombone 1 — Op. 22— —Classical 1
L'Arlésienne: No. 7, Minuet — —— —Classical 1
Minuet, No. 3 from "L'arlésienne", Suite 2 — —— —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.