Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 parts |
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Composition Year | 1871 |
Genre Categories | Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; |
Related Works | Plechtige optocht (same instrumentation/premiered at same concert) |
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Work Title | Drama Christi |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Benoit, Peter |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPB 17 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 parts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1871 |
First Performance. | 1871-11-27 — Antwerp, Sint-Joriskerk (St. George Church): Peter Benoit (conductor) |
Librettist | the composer after the Bible |
Language | Dutch (Flemish?) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: tenor, baritone, 3 basses, 3 bass baritone + male chorus (TTBB) Orchestra: 2 trumpets (C/D), 3 trombones + organ + strings (cellos and basses only) |
Related Works | Plechtige optocht (same instrumentation/premiered at same concert) |
External Links | Peter Benoit - Oeuvrecatalogus |
Composed for the inauguration of the murals depicting the life and death of Jesus by Godfried Guffens and Jan Swerts at the Sint-Joriskerk (St. George Church), Antwerp. This was the same concert at which the Plechtige optocht was performed.