Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe, Wq.12 (Gluck, Christoph Willibald)

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Editor Hermann Abert (1871–1927)
Publisher. Info. Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst, Zweite Folge:
Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Bayern; Jahrg.
XIV/2
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1914. Plate D.d.T.i.B. XXVI.
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Misc. Notes Critical edition with editor's introduction (in German) to Gluck's early operas.
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Work Title Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe
Alternative. Title Dramma per musica da rappresentarsi nella Villa Real di Pillnitz in occasione delle doppie Auguste nozze celebrate in Dresda l'Anno 1747
Composer Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Wq.12 ; GluckWV 1.11
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICG 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1747
First Performance. 1747/06/29 in Pillnitz (near Dresden)
First Publication. 1914 or before
Librettist Unknown
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation voices, orchestra [more...]
Cast
Giove (tenor)
Ebe (soprano)
Giunone (alto)
Ercole (soprano)
Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, continuo
External Links Wotquenne (listing) ; Wotquenne (musical incipits)
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Extra Information The final chorus is sung by the four soloists, followed by a Licenza (recitative and aria) for an unnamed soprano voice.