Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 sections |
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Composition Year | 1882-85 |
Genre Categories | Secular oratorios; Oratorios; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | Achilleus |
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Alternative. Title | Troja |
Composer | Bruch, Max |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.50 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IMB 1 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 sections |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1882-85 |
First Performance. | 1885-06-22 in Bonn, Music Festival
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First Publication. | 1885 |
Librettist | Heinrich Bulthaupt (1849–1905) after Homer |
Language | German |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 150 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voices, chorus, orchestra |
InstrDetail | |
Discography | All Music Guide |
External Links | Boosey & Hawkes Scores at Sheet Music Plus |
Fifield (Max Bruch: his life and work - avail. Google Books in preview) gives 1882-5 for composition dates and 6/22/1885 for premiere (from manuscript parts- orchestral material not printed at that time.)