Operas by Giacomo Puccini in reduced orchestration
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La Bohème
$500
Reduction for
1 flute (doubles on piccolo),
1 oboe,
2 clarinets,
1 bassoon,
2 horns,
1 trumpet,
1 bass trombone,
timpani & percussion (combined part—1 or more players),
harp,
and strings.
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Madama Butterfly
(standard version)
Reduction for
1 flute (doubles on piccolo),
1 oboe,
2 clarinets,
1 bassoon,
2 horns,
1 trumpet,
1 bass trombone,
timpani & percussion (combined part—1 or more players),
harp,
viola d'amore (optional),
and strings.
Our reduction requires two fewer winds than the old Panizza reduction. In addition, we incorporate timpani and all of the percussion, including the banda, into a single part for one or more players (multiple copies are provided with the rental). In preparation. Contact us for availability. |
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La Fanciulla del West
$500
Reduction for
1 flute (doubles on piccolo),
1 oboe,
2 clarinets,
1 bassoon,
2 horns,
1 trumpet,
1 bass trombone,
timpani & percussion (combined part—1 or more players),
harp,
and strings.
2010 is the centenary of La Fanciulla del West. |
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Tosca
$500
Reduction for
1 flute (doubles on piccolo),
1 oboe,
2 clarinets,
1 bassoon,
2 horns,
1 trumpet,
1 bass trombone,
timpani & percussion (combined part—1 or more players),
harp,
organ & celesta,
and strings.
For orchestras with small cello sections, we provide alternate versions of the Act III cello quartet, for three celli and a viola, or for 2 celli and two violas. The church bells at the beginning of Act III are cued in the organ/celesta part as well as the percussion part, for possible performance on synthesizer, or an antiphonal combination of synthesizer and percussion tubular bells. |
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Il Trittico: Gianni
Schicchi
$300
Reduction for
1 flute,
1 oboe,
1 clarinet,
1 bassoon,
2 horns,
1 trumpet,
1 bass trombone,
timpani & percussion (combined part—1 or more players),
harp,
celesta (optional),
and strings.
Our Il Trittico reduction requires three fewer winds than the old Panizza reduction. In addition, we incorporate timpani and all of the percussion into a single part for one or more players (multiple copies are provided with the rental). This reduction was conducted by Maestro Lorin Maazel at the 2010 Castleton Festival. |
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Il Trittico: Suor Angelica
$300
Reduction for
1 flute (doubles on piccolo),
1 oboe,
1 clarinet,
1 bassoon,
2 horns,
1 trumpet,
1 bass trombone,
timpani & percussion (combined part—1 or more players),
harp,
organ & piano (combined part; covers harp as well),
and strings.
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Il Trittico: Il Tabarro
$300
Reduction for
1 flute,
1 oboe,
1 clarinet,
1 bassoon,
2 horns,
1 trumpet,
1 bass trombone,
timpani & percussion (combined part—1 or more players),
harp,
celesta (optional),
and strings.
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Any two of the Il
Trittico operas
$500
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All three Il
Trittico operas
$600
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Don't see what you're looking for? Contact us. We do reductions on commission. If the opera is one we would like to add to our catalog and there is sufficient lead time, we may even make it available to you at the standard rental rate.