Work Title
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Adonis
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Alternative. Title
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Der geliebte Adonis, Singspiel in drey Akten
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Composer
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Keiser, Reinhard
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IRK 18
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Key
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A minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1697
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First Performance.
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1697 at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg
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Librettist
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Christian Heinrich Postel
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Language
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German
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2-3 hours
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Venus (S)
Dryante (S) Eumene (S) Adonis (A/T) Philistus (T) Gelon (T) Mars (B) Protheus (B)
Mixed Chorus (SATB) Orchestra
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, strings, continuo
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External Links
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Wikipedia article (German)
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