Dmitri Shostakovich 's score for the 1964 Russian film-adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet . When Grigori Kozintsev's Hamlet was released in 1964, it gained critical acclaim from audiences in the UK and US, despite the fact that Shakespeare's work was not heard in its original language. This praise was at least in part due to Shostakovich's impressive score. As one New York Times reviewer described: "The lack of this aural stimulation - of Shakespeare's eloquent words - is recompensed in some measure by a splendid and stirring musical score by Dmitri Shostakovich. This has great dignity and depth, and at times an appropriate wildness or becoming levity". This miniature score from the Shostakovich Complete Edition includes commentary by Koichi Owa in English and Japanese.
(Dance of Ophelia)
(Decree of the King)
(Hamlet in thought or Palace Music)
(Hamlet's monologue: 'Alas, poor Yorick!)
(Preparation for the spectacle)
(Royal fanfare)
(Royal fanfare)
(Song of the Gravedigger)
Arrival of the Players
Ball at the Palace
Booth fanfare
Conscience
Death of Hamlet ('The rest is silence')
Death of Ophelia
Flutes
Funeral of Hamlet
Hamlet and Gertrude (The Ghost in the Queen's presence)
Hamlet's monologue: What a piece of work is man
Hamlet's monologue: 'What a piece of work is man'
Hamlet's parting with Ophelia
Hamlet's soliloquy and scene on board ship
Hamlet's soliloquy: 'To be, or not to be'
In the Garden (Court procession)
Military Music
Overture, 'Elsinore'
Scene of the Poisoning
Song of Ophelia
Story of Horatio and the Ghost
The Ball
The Duel between Hamlet and Laertes
The Ghost
The Madness of Ophelia
The Presentation
War March
(Decree of the King)
(Hamlet in thought or Palace Music)
(Hamlet's monologue: 'Alas, poor Yorick!)
(Preparation for the spectacle)
(Royal fanfare)
(Royal fanfare)
(Song of the Gravedigger)
Arrival of the Players
Ball at the Palace
Booth fanfare
Conscience
Death of Hamlet ('The rest is silence')
Death of Ophelia
Flutes
Funeral of Hamlet
Hamlet and Gertrude (The Ghost in the Queen's presence)
Hamlet's monologue: What a piece of work is man
Hamlet's monologue: 'What a piece of work is man'
Hamlet's parting with Ophelia
Hamlet's soliloquy and scene on board ship
Hamlet's soliloquy: 'To be, or not to be'
In the Garden (Court procession)
Military Music
Overture, 'Elsinore'
Scene of the Poisoning
Song of Ophelia
Story of Horatio and the Ghost
The Ball
The Duel between Hamlet and Laertes
The Ghost
The Madness of Ophelia
The Presentation
War March
| Arrangement | Orchestra |
| Genres | Classical, Film and TV |
| Format | Miniature Score |
| Level | 4 |
| NumberOfPages | 64 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Series | Shostakovich Complete Edition |
| Publisher | Zen-On |
| Contributors | Shostakovich, Dmitri (Composer) |
| Language | Japanese |
| ISBN | 9784118918242 |
| ISMN | M223320320 |