The Three-Cornered Hat
Ballet in two acts. Libretto by Gregorio Martínez Sierra, based on the novel of the same title by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Revision and adaptation of El corregidor y la molinera.
Composition Dates
1917-1919
Place and Date for Premier
Partial performance: Madrid, Teatro Eslava, June 17, 1919. Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra; Bartolomé Pérez Casas, conductor.
Complete ballet: London, Alhambra Theatre, July 22, 1919. Léonide Massine, Tamara Karsavina, Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev; Ernest Ansermet, director; Léonide Massine, choreography; Pablo Picasso, curtain, sets, and costumes
Script
Introduction
Part I: The Afternoon • Miller’s Dance • The Grapes
Part II: Neighbours’ Dance • Miller’s Dance • Magistrate’s Dance • Final Dance
Duration
Approximately 35 minutes
Musical Elements
Voice (mezzo-soprano), 3 flutes (piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, celesta and strings.
Edition and Scores
Chester-Wise Music Group. Score edited by Yvan Nommick.
Chester-Wise Music Group • Manuel de Falla Ediciones (co-edition for Spain, Portugal, and Latin America).