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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 7 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
Soldiers Chorus: from Carmen: Flut — —— —— —
Toreadors Song: from Carmen: Flut — —— —— —
Soldiers Chorus: from Carmen: Cell — —— —— —
Toreadors Song: from Carmen: Cell — —— —— —
Soldiers Chorus: from Carmen: Viol — —— —— —
Toreadors Song: from Carmen: Violi — —— —— —
Soldiers Chorus: from Carmen: Violi — —— —— —
Toreadors Song: from Carmen: easy pian — —— —— —
Sur la place — —— —— 0
Avec la garde montante — —— —— 0
Hola, Carmen, hola! — —— —— —
Pres des remparts de Seville — —— —— 0
Carmen, sur tes pas — —— —— —
Coupe-moi, brule-moi — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 1
Prelude — —— —— 12
Habanera (From "Carmen") — —— —— 0
Ouvre Ton Coeur (Open thy heart) Spanish Serenade — —— —— —
Carmen: Duet, "Parle-moi de ma mere!" — —— —— 1
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen) from Carmen — —— —— —
Pres des remparts de Seville (Carmen) from Carmen — —— —— —
En vain pour eviter (Carmen) from Carmen — —— —— —
Carmen : Entr'Acte (Prelude To Act Iii) — —— —— —
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 : Menuet — —— Piano, FluteClassical 2
Learning To Take A Successful Audition — —— PianoClassical —
Entr'acte from Carmen — —— —— —
Carmen 1875Wikidata —— Piano, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Recorder, Piccolo, Saxophone, Tenor Sax— 0
Ent'acte-Carmen — —— —— —
Echo, viens sur l'air embaume, from La Jolie Fille de Perth — —— —Classical 1
Voyons, que j'essaie a mon tour — —— Mezzo Soprano VoiceClassical —
Les tringles des sistres tintaient, from Carmen — —— —— —
Sans doute l'heure est prochaine, from Djamileh — —— Mezzo Soprano VoiceClassical 1
Card Aria (Carmen) from Carmen — —— —— —
A cette voix quel trouble — —— Voice TenorClassical —
Je sais monter les escaliers, from Le Docteur Miracle — —— Voice TenorClassical 1
Flower Song (From Carmen) — —— —— —
Seguidilla (From Carmen) — —— —— —
L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Carmen) — —— —— 0
Toreador's Song From Carmen — —— —— —
The Swing (L'Escarpolette) — —— —— —
The Top (La Toupie) — —— —— —
The Doll (La Poupee) — —— —— —
Merry-Go-Round (Les Chevaux de Bois) — —— —— —
Badminton (Le Volant) — —— —— —
Trumpet and Drums (Trompette et Tambour) — —— —— —
Soap Bubbles (Les Bulles de Savon) — —— —— —
Blindman's Bluff (Colin-Maillard) — —— —— —
Leapfrog (Saute-Mouton) — —— —— —
Little Husband, Little Wife (Petit Mari, Petite Femme) — —— —— —

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.