Work Title
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Niobe, Regina di Tebe
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Steffani, Agostino
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAS 20
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts, each with 26, 16 and 14 scenes
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First Performance.
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1688
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Librettist
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Luigi Orlandi
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Language
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Italian
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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Voices: 9 voices, mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 flutes (recorders), 4 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo
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Extra Information
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In three arias, the flutes have written obbligato parts; in several others, "Pif(feri)" are indicated to double the violins.
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