Adonis (Keiser, Reinhard)

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Copyist Unknown Scribe(s)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1750-1800).
Copyright
Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.11480
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Work Title Adonis
Alternative. Title Der geliebte Adonis, Singspiel in drey Akten
Composer Keiser, Reinhard
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRK 18
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1697
First Performance. 1697 at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg
Librettist Christian Heinrich Postel
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2-3 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
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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