List of compositions by Georges Bizet
Introduction This is a list of musical works by the French composer Georges Bizet (1838–1875).
List of works ===Stage works==='''Operas''':* ''La maison du docteur'' (''The Physician's House''), opéra comique, 1 act, (H. Boisseaux; composed either in 1867 or 1859; unperformed)* ''Le docteur Miracle'' (''Doctor Miracle'', opérette, 1 act, (L. Battu & L. Halévy, after R.B. Sheridan; composed 1856; first performance: Paris, Bouffes-Parisiens, 9 April 1857)* ''Don Procopio'', opéra bouffe, 2 acts, (C. Cambiaggio, after L. Prividali; composed 1858–59; first performance: Monte Carlo, 10 March 1906)* ''La prêtresse'' (''The Priestess''), opérette, 1 act, (P. Gille; composed ca. 1861; unperformed)* ''La guzla de l'émir'' (''The Guzla of the Amir''), opéra comique, (J. Barbier & M. Carré; composed ca. 1862; unperformed)* ''Ivan IV'', opéra, 5 acts, (F.-H. Leroy & H. Trianon; composed ca. 1862–65; first performance: Württemberg, Mühringen Castle, 1946)* ''Les pêcheurs de perles'' (''The Pearl Fishers''), opéra, 3 acts, (E. Cormon & M. Carré; composed 1863; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 30 September 1863)* ''La jolie fille de Perth'' (''The Fair Maid of Perth''), opéra, 4 acts, (J.-H. Vernoy de Saint-Georges & J. Adenis, after W. Scott); composed 1866; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 26 December 1867)* ''Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre'' (''Marlbrough Goes to War''), opérette, 4 acts, (P. Siraudin & W. Busnach; composed 1867, Act I only, lost; first performance: Paris, Théâtre de l'Athénée, 13 December 1867; the title was taken from the popular song "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre")* ''La coupe du roi de Thulé'' (''The Cup of the King of Thule''), opéra, 3 acts, (L. Gallet & E. Blau; composed 1868–69, after his death the autograph full score was mutilated by various hands and only fragments remain; first performance: (excerpts) BBC Radio, 12 July 1955)* ''Clarisse Harlowe'', opéra comique, 3 acts, (Gille & A. Jaime, after S. Richardson; composed 1870–71, incomplete; unperformed)* ''Grisélidis'', opéra comique, 1 act, (V. Sardou; composed 1870–71, incomplete; unperformed)* ''Djamileh'', opéra comique, 1 act, (Gallet, after A. de Musset; composed 1871; first performance: Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart), 22 May 1872)* ''Don Rodrigue'', opéra, 5 acts, (Gallet & Blau, after G. de Castro y Bellvis; composed 1872, incomplete draft; unperformed)* ''Carmen'', opéra, 4 acts, (H. Meilhac & L. Halévy, after P. Mérimée; composed 1873–74; first performance: Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart), 3 March 1875)'''Incidental music''':* ''L'Arlésienne'' (The Girl from Arles), incidental music, 3 acts (A. Daudet; composed 1872; first performance: Paris, Théâtre Vaudeville, 1 October 1872)===Orchestral works===* Overture in A, 1855* Symphony in C major, 1855* ''Roma Symphony'', 1866/1868* Petite suite (five movements orchestrated from ''Jeux d'enfants'')* Overture ''Patrie'', 1872* He compiled an orchestral suite using some pieces from his incidental music for ''L'Arlesienne''; after his death, Ernest Guiraud put together a second ''L'Arlésienne'' suite, although it also included music from ''La jolie fille de Perth''===Works for chorus and orchestra===* ''Clovis et Clotilde'' (cantata), 1857* Te Deum, 1858* Ode Symphony ''Vasco de Gama'', 1859–60===Songs===(words by / year composed)* L'âme triste est pareille au doux ciel (Lamartine)* Petite Marguerite (Olivier Rolland, 1854)* La rose et l'abeille (Rolland, 1854)* La foi, l'esperance et la charité (de Lagrave, 1854))* Vieille chanson (Millevoye, 1865)* Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe (Hugo, 1866)* Apres l'hiver (Hugo, 1866)* Douce mer (Lamartine, 1866)* Chanson d'avril (Bouilhet, 1866)* ''Feuilles d'album'' (1866): "À une fleur" (de Musset), "Adieux à Suzon" (de Musset), "Sonnet" (Ronsard), "Guitare" (Hugo), "Rose d'amour" (Millevoye), "Le grillon" (Lamartine)* Pastorale (Regnard, 1868)* Rêve de la bien-aimée (de Courmont, 1868; dedicated to Léontine de Maësen)* Ma vie a son secret (Arvers, 1868)* Berceuse (Desbordes-Valmore, 1868)* La chanson du fou (Hugo, 1868)* La coccinelle (Hugo, 1868)* La sirène (Mendès, 1868)* Le doute (Ferrier, 1868)* L'esprit saint* Absence (Gautier)* Chant d'amour (Lamartine)* Tarentelle (Pailleron)* Vous ne priez pas (Casamir Delavigne)* Le colibri (Flan, 1868)* Sérénade 'Oh, quand je dors' (Hugo)* Vœu (Hugo, 1868)* Voyage, Aubade, La nuit, Conte, Aimons, rêvons!, La chanson de la rose, Le Gascon, N'oublions pas!, Si vous aimez!, Pastel, l'abandonnée (these songs are from unidentified unfinished dramatic works)===Works for piano===* Nocturne in F major* ''Variations chromatiques de concert'' (Chromatic Variations in Concert; orchestrated by Felix Weingartner in 1933)* Caprice in C minor* Caprice in C major* ''Chasse fantastique'' (The Fantastic Hunt)* ''Romance sans paroles'' (Romance Without Words) in C major* ''Thème brilliant in C''* Valse in C major* ''Trois esquisses musicales'' (Three Musical Sketches)* Grande valse de concert in E* ''Marine''* Nocturne in D major* Four Impromptus* Impromptu no. 1, Allegro Modertato in F Minor* Impromptu no. 2, Allegretto in A-Flat Major* Impromptu no. 3, Andante (Theme with variants) in B-Flat Major* Impromptu no. 4, Allegro Scherzando in F Minor* ''Chants du Rhin'' (Songs of the Rhine)* Four préludes*''Chansons-Mélodies Romances sans Paroles'': Chanson d'Avril, Extase, Méditation : Souvenir de l'Arlésienne*Venise : Romance sans Paroles* ''Jeux d'enfants'' (''Children's Games'') 12 pieces for piano duet# ''L'escarpolette'' (The Swing, Rêverie)# ''La toupie'' (The Top, Impromptu)# ''La poupée'' (The Doll, Berceuse)# ''Les chevaux de bois'' (The Hobby-horses, Scherzo)# ''Le volant'' (Battledore and Shuttlecock, Fantasy)# ''Trompette et tambour'' (Trumpet and Drum, March)# ''Les bulles de savon'' (Soap Bubbles, Rondo)# ''Les quatre coins'' (Puss in the Corner, Esquisse)# ''Colin-maillard'' (Blind Man's Bluff, Nocturne)# ''Saute-mouton'' (Leap-frog, Caprice)# ''Petit mari, petite femme'' (Little Husband, little wife, Duo)# ''Le bal'' (The Ball, Gallop)===Transcriptions===* Version for solo piano of all three movements of Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2===Completions of others' works===* Fromental Halévy – ''Noé'', opéra, 3 acts (Saint-Georges; composed 1858–62 and left unfinished at Halévy's death; completed by Bizet; first performance Karlsruhe, 5 April 1885)
References '''Notes''''''Sources'''* Sadie, Stanley, ed. (1992). ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' (4 volumes). London: Macmillan. . * Dean, Winton (1978). ''Bizet'' (The Master Musician Series, 3rd edition). London: J. M. Dent. .
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