Die Donnerode, TWV 6:3 (Telemann, Georg Philipp)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 parts - 13 / 16 pieces
Composition Year 1756/1760
Genre Categories Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

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Work Title Die Donnerode
Alternative. Title Die Donnerode - geistliches Oratorium in zwei Teilen
Composer Telemann, Georg Philipp
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. TWV 6:3
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGT 136
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 parts
  • Part 1
1. Chor & Soli: 'Wie ist dein Name so groß'
2. Aria (S): 'Bringt her, ihr Helden'
3. Aria (A): 'Fallt vor ihm hin'
4. Aria (T): 'Die Stimme Gottes erschüttert die Meere'
5. Aria (B1): 'Die Stimme Gottes zerschmettert die Zedern'
6. Aria (B2): 'Sie stürzt die stolzen Gebirge zusammen'
7. Duett (B1+B2): 'Es donnert, dass er verherrlicht werde'
Chor da capo: Wie ist dein Name so groß
  • Part 2
8. Chor & Soli: 'Mein Herz ist voll'
9. Aria (S): 'Schönster von allen Geschlechtern'
10. Aria (B): 'Gürt an dein Schwert'
11. Aria (B): 'Scharf sind deine Geschosse'
Chor & Soli da capo: 'Dein Szepter ist ein richtig Szepter' (2nd stanza of No.8)
12. Aria (T): 'Deines Namens, des herrlichen'
13. Choral: 'Dein Nam' ist zuckersüß
Chor da capo: Wie ist dein Name so groß
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1756/1760
First Performance. 1756-03-11
First Publication. 1971 ?
Librettist Johann Andreas Cramer (1723–1788)
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation SATBB soli, SATB choir, 2ob, (also "oboe d'amore"), 2 tr, timpani, hn, 3 clarino, 2 vl, vla, vla da gamba, vcl, bc
Manuscript Sources D-SWI 240004893 (1770s copy (by JM Baldauff) score & pts. Seems to be mostly complete. RISM has conjectural list of performers the copy was intended for.)
External Links Wikipedia article (German)

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2015-06-13: typeset of score of No.1 (Chor) coming soon! Check weekly.

Libretto of part I published 1756. A work inspired by the horror of the Lisbon earthquake. Possibly published earlier with 1971 being date of urtext and Continuo realization but not clearly so.

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