Giacomo Puccini - Catalogue of the Works

Giacomo Puccini - Catalogue of the Works
Co-Author of the English Translation: Michael Kaye

Judged by number of works, Giacomo Puccini left behind a relatively slender œuvre.

Nonetheless, the most popular of his operas as well as the “minor pieces” pose sometimes thorny bibliographical, editorial, and source-critical problems.  The composer of La Bohème and Madama Butterfly constantly tinkered with his compositions, and the changes are reflected in a welter of conflicting printed editions.

Dieter Schickling’s detailed thematic catalogue brings order into this editor’s nightmare while offering complete coverage of all of Puccini’s music, including the surviving drafts.

It is a standard reference work, not only for scholars and libraries throughout the world, but also for music antiquarians and autograph dealers.

Contents:
Introduction
Acknowledgments
General Abbreviations
Bibliographic Abbreviations
Library and other Sigla
List of Instruments
Catalogue of the Works:
(1) Preludio a Orchestra [E minor]
(2) Mottetto per San Paolino
(3) I figli dell'Italia bella (Inno)
(4) Credo
(5) Prime Fantasie, Valzer
(6) Messa
(7) Vexilla
(8) A te
(9-29) Pieces for Piano and Organ from schooldays
(30) Fuga [Moderato, D minor, 3/2]
(31) Adagio [A major, 12/8]
(32) Preludio sinfonico [A major]
(33) Ah! se potesse
(34) Scherzo [Allegro vivo, A minor 3/4]
(35) Unidentified Stage Work
(36) Fuga reale [Andante sostenuto, A major, 4/4]
(37) Fuga reale [Andante poco mosso, C minor, 4/4]
(38) Melanconia
(39) Salve regina
(40) Storiella d'amore (Melodia)
(41) Ad una morta!
(42) Fuga [Largo, C minor, 4/4]
(43) Fuga [Allegro moderato, G major, 4/4]
(44) Fuga [Moderato sostenuto, C major, 4/4 alla breve]
(45) Fuga [Largo, E minor, 3/2]
(46) Fuga [G major, 4/4]
(47) Fuga [C major]
(48) Fuga [Andante mosso, G major, 2/4]
(49) Fuga
(50) Quartetto in Re
(51) Adagetto
(52) Trio in Fa
(53) Fuga [Piuttosto lento, G minor, 6/8]
(54) Mentìa l'avviso
(55) Capriccio sinfonico
(56) Scherzo per Archi
[57-59 free]
(60) Le Villi
(61) Tre minuetti per quartetto ad archi
(62) Edgar
(63) Sole e amore
(64) Manon Lescaut
(65) Crisantemi
(66) Piccolo valzer
(67) La Bohème
(68) Avanti Urania!
(69) Tosca
(70) Inno a Diana
(71) E l'uccellino. Ninna-Nanna
(72) Scossa elettrica. Marcetta brillante
(73) Terra e mare
(74) Madama Butterfly
(75) Canto d'anime (Pagina d'album)
(76) Requiem
(77) Ecce sacerdos magnus
(78) La Fanciulla del West
(79) [Casa mia, casa mia]
(80) Piccolo Tango (A Little Tango)
(81) Foglio d'album (Album Leaf)
(82) Sogno d'or
(83) La Rondine
(84) Il Trittico
(85) Il Tabarro
(86) [Calmo e molto lento]
(87) Suor Angelica
(88) Gianni Schicchi
(89) Morire?
(90) Inno a Roma
(91) Turandot
Appendices:
I. Fragments and unidentified sketches:
(1) Andantino [E flat major, 4/4]
(2) Allegro [D minor, 6/8]
(3) Two bars
(4) Counterpoint sketch
(5) Ave Maria Leopolda
(6) Sketches for an unidentified opera
(7) Sketches for "I due zoccoletti"
(8) Unidentified sketch
II. Arrangements:
(1) "Questo o quella" (from "Rigoletto")
(2) Paraphrase from "Tosca"
III. Erroneous or doubtful attributions:
(1) Works by Giovanni Puccini
(2) Ditele
(3) Flute part for the "Minuetto" by Boccherini
(4-9) Works by Michele Puccini jr
(10) Solfeggi
(11) Cantata a Giove
(12) Valzer a Irma
(13) Beata viscera
(14) Tota pulchra es
IV. Autograph material for "Le Villi"
V. Differences in Act 4 of "Manon Lescaut"
VI. Collation of Hopkinson's numbers with the numbers of this catalogue
VII. Plate numbers of Ricordi's "Libroni"
VIII. Chronological list of Puccini's sojourns, travels, and visits to theatres
Indices:
Puccini's works
Names