Edouard Du Puy (ca 1770−1822)

Jenny
Det hemliga äktenskapet eller Engelska inbrottet i Skottland. Pantomime Ballet in 2 acts.

Print
  • Year of composition: At the latest in 1815
  • Work category: Ballet / Dance music
  • Text author:
  • Duration: Approx. 120-180 min
  • Detailed duration: Duration is estimated. The work consists of an overture and two acts.

Instrumentation

2*.2.2.2 / 4.2.1.0 / timp, 3 perc / str
(picc)

Examples of printed editions

Libretto: Elméns och Granbergs boktryckeri, Stockholm 1815

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Description of work

Act 1
In a village close to Edinburgh in Scotland
Overture: Andante pastorale D major 6/8, Allegro molto D major alla breve
1. Andante G major 6/8
2. Allegretto quasi allegro, grazioso C major 6/8
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Work comment

Jenny, ballet by Aumer, premiered in Paris in 1806. The Swedish version, to Du Puy's newly composed music, was performed 24 times in Stockholm between 1815-32.

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