• Year of composition: Paris 1784, revised in Stockholm 1787 (composed in 1785-1786 according to van Boers earlier dating [see more below], but Kraus mentions the work already in a letter to his parents in July 1784)
• Work category: Incidental music
• Text author: [Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673)]
• Duration: Approx. 90-120 min
• Detailed duration: Uncertain
  

Instrumentation

2.2.2.2 / 4.2.0.0] / timp, perc, (cont) / str
perc: cymb, trgl

Solo voices/choir

La Nuit (soprano)
Un Thébain (tenor)
Le Héraut (tenor)

Chœur des Étoiles, Chœur des Thébains [Thebans]

Solo voices: 1 soprano (La Nuit), 2 tenors (Un Thébain, Le Héraut; n.b. also only 'tenor' in no. 13a)
Choir: S.S.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Intermèdes pour Amphitrijon [sic] composés par M. Kraus, arrangés pour le Forte-Piano par M Åhlström, Kungliga priviligerade [sic] Not-Tryckeriet (1792). RISM K 1915

Location for score and part material

Transcriptions both at Musik- och teaterbiblioteket: O/SV-R and at Uppsala University Library: Kapsel [Sleeve] 57:3a, 18. Si-S (according to van Boer)

• Possible call no. and autograph comment: Autograph lost (according to van Boer it existed earlier at the library of the Royal Opera)

Literature

van Boer Jr, Bertil H: Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus. Systematisch-thematisches Werkverzeichnis, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music series no. 56, Stockholm (1988); an updated edition in English with a partly revised VB-numbering was published in 1998 by Pendragon Press under the title Joseph Martin Kraus. A Systematic-Thematic Catalogue of His Musical Works and Source Study

Description of work

Intermède I
No. 1 Calme de la nuit (instrumentalt [balett]): Largo E-flat major alla breve
No. 2 Danse des Étoiles (instrumentalt [balett]): Andante E-flat major alla breve
No. 2a (Recitative and aria): Heures, filles du temps - Que je regne seule (La Nuit)
No. 2b (Aria): Alcmène, jouis du bonheur (La Nuit)
No. 3 (Chorus): Accourés près de moi (Chœur des Étoiles)

Intermède II
No. 4 (Ballet and Chorus): La nuit rappelle l'Aurore - Doux Phosphore (La Nuit)
No. 4a Les heures du matin chassent les étoiles (instrumental [ballet]): Allegretto A major 2/4
No. 5 Danse de l'Aurore (instrumental [ballet]): Larghetto E major alla breve
No. 6 Danse des heures du jour, pour se réjouir de l'arrivée du soleil (instrumental [ballet]): Allegro ma non troppo D major 2/4

Intermède III
No. 7 (Chorus): Que ce jour est heureux (Chœur des Thébains)
No. 8 Danse des esclaves asiatiques (instrumental [ballet]): Vivace D major 6/8
No. 9 (Aria): Général des Thébains (Un Thébain)
No. 10 Danse persanne (instrumental [ballet]): Allegro D major 2/4
No. 11 (Chorus): Que ce jour est heureux (Chœur des Thébains)

Intermède IV (version from 1787)
No. 12 Entrée du Héraut (instrumental [ballet]): Allegro maestoso C major 4/4 (C)
No. 13 (Recitative and aria): Amphitryon vainquer - À la paix (Le Héraut)
No. 13a (Recitative): Pour célébrer ce jour heureux (tenor)
No. 14 Marche des Prêtres (instrumental [see version from 1786]): Con moto maestoso B-flat major 4/4 (C)
No. 15 (Chorus [see version from 1786]): Mars est l'auteur (Choeur)

Divertissement
No. 16 [20] (instrumental [ballet]): Fieramente F major 3/4
No. 17 [21] (instrumental [ballet]): Andante (varying tempo markings) C major - C minor 3/4 (varying time signatures)
No. 18 [22] (instrumental [ballet]): Allegretto non troppo G major 2/4
No. 19 [23] (instrumental [ballet]): Vivace D major 6/8
No. 20 [24] (instrumental [ballet]): Andante grazioso A major 2/4
No. 21 [25] (instrumental [ballet]): Maestoso, ma con moto D major 3/4
No. 22 [26] (instrumental [ballet]): Andante con moto A major 2/4
No. 23 [27] Chaconne (Finale; instrumental [ballet]): Allegro D major 3/4

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Intermède IV (version from 1786)
No. 12 Entrée du Héraut (instrumental [ballet]): Allegro maestoso D major 4/4 (C)
No. 13 (Recitative and aria): Amphitryon vainquer - À la paix (Le Héraut)
No. 13a (Recitative): Pour célébrer ce jour heureux [tenor]
No. 14 Marche des Prêtres (instrumental): Con moto maestoso B-flat major 4/4 (C)
No. 15 (Chorus): Mars est l'auteur (Chœur [des Thébains])
No. 16 La Lutte (instrumental [ballet]): Lentamente ma fuocoso - Allegretto maestoso E major alla breve
No. 17 (instrumental [ballet]): Allegretto leggiadando A major 2/4
No. 18 Entrée et danse des Athlètes (instrumental [ballet]): Grave - Presto ma che abbia una certa gravità D major 3/4 - alla breve
No. 19 (Chorus): Mars est l'auteur (Chœur [des Thébains])

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