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Gounod's Roméo et Juliette Full Score

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:52 pm
by musikdenker
Could anyone post this full score?

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:41 am
by Carolus
Good luck finding one. Choudens actually issued a full score: 475 pages, plate A.C. 1473. Needless to say, it's quite rare.

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:27 pm
by jsnfmn
It appears that the Choudens was reprinted in the 70s at some point. Harvard has both the original Choudens and the reprint. I wonder if the Kalmus is more widely available in libraries if not still for sale. Or maybe you could try to reach someone in the Google Book project to see if they would scan one or the other, Harvard's libraries are one of the participants of the project. The score's rarity might convince them perhaps? I think the harder part will be actually reaching someone.

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:00 am
by Carolus
Yes, Kalmus has indeed reprinted this score. Still fairly expensive (over $200 USD). Might be easier to find in a library, though.

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:49 pm
by daphnis
The Kalmus reprint of the full score is readily available at many libraries in the US. Would be quite easy to get a copy.