La Sulamite, Op.4 (Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno)

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Publisher. Info. Milano: R. Fantuzzi, n.d.(1899?). Plate F 640 R.
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Work Title La Sulamite
Alternative. Title La Sulamite : cant[ic]o biblico, in due parti : per soli, coro, orchestra ed organo
Composer Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.4
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IEW 15
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6:

Parta Prima

  1. L'Invocazione
  2. Il Desio (Interludio)
  3. Il Cantico Nuziale

Parta Seconda

  1. Le Laudi (Sostenuto)
  2. La Notte Tenebrosa (Sostenuto)
  3. L'Esaltazione (Largo assai)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1898
First Performance. Venice, 1899
First Publication. 1899 ca.- Milan: Fantuzzi
Librettist Song of Solomon (Italian translator / adaptor unknown)
Language Latin
Dedication Alessandro Pascolato (poss.1841-1905)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation soloists, chorus, children's chorus, orchestra, organ
InstrDetail 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass trombone, organ, harp, timpani, strings
Manuscript Sources D-Mbs Mus.ms. 23154-1 (digitized 202 page full score, some pages blank, uploaded to RISM in 6/2023)
Extra Information The libretto, published 1899, is available from Internet Archive (UNC-CH) in Latin and Italian.

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de- and sv-Wikipedia have opus 2, which however is already taken. Children's chorus too, see RISM.