Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Introduzzione and 2 Parts (11 numbers in Part I, 12 in Part II) |
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Composition Year | 1744, rev. 1748 |
Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
Work Title | La Deposizione dalla croce di Gesù Cristo salvatore nostro |
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Alternative. Title | Die Herabnehmung des heiligen Leichnams JEsu vom Creutz; ein musikalisches Drama |
Composer | Hasse, Johann Adolph |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | KamH. 8 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJH 35 |
Key | D minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Introduzzione and 2 Parts (11 numbers in Part I, 12 in Part II) |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1744, rev. 1748 |
First Performance. | Dresden, 1744-03-28, Katholische Hofkapelle Dresden; Other early performances:
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First Publication. | 1791 or earlier |
Librettist | Giovanni Claudio Pasquini (1695-1763) |
Language | Italian |
Dedication | Good Friday (Parasceve) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | Voices: Maddalena (S), Giovanni (A), Nicodemo (A), Giuseppe (T), Simone (B) Choir: SATB Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons 2 horns, strings (2 violins, 2 violas), continuo (violoncello, 2 contrabass, theorbe) |
Selections (arias) were published as early as 1791 in "Meisterstücke des italiänischen Gesanges, in Arien, Duetten und Chören".