128

Valse

op. 1

[musical score]
122 bars
piano solo

Composition: This belongs with a collection probably composed in 1851-52, at the age of twelve or thirteen. Bizet won a first prize in solfège in July 1849.

Autograph score: F-Pn MS. 421, gift of Reynaldo Hahn. 12-stave paper, oblong, 232 x 307 mm., 16 f. Cover:

The Valse is on p. 4-5 of the manuscript, numbered Opus 1. The manuscript also contains Prélude en sol, Prélude en mi mineur, Prélude en ut, Prélude en la mineur, Thème, 1er Caprice original, Romance, Romance sans paroles, and 2me Caprice original.
Printed score:
Performance:
27-10-1938P. Maillard-Verger, Bibliothèque de l’Opéra.
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