The Siege of Belgrade (Storace, Stephen)

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Language English
Publisher. Info. London: Longman & Broderip, 1791. Plate D.289(4).
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Publisher. Info. Dublin: No imprint, n.d.[1791].
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Publisher. Info. London: John Cumberland, n.d.[1828].
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Publisher. Info. London: John Miller, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, 1836.
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Misc. Notes A note inside of the booklet, published immediately under "Dramatis Personae" reads: This is the only correct and authorized Edition, and is published by permission of the Lessee of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
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Work Title The Siege of Belgrade
Alternative. Title
Composer Storace, Stephen
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ISS 8
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1790
First Performance. 1791-01-01 in London: Theatre Royal Drury Lane
First Publication. 1791
Librettist James Cobb (1756-1818)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation Voices, Chorus and Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets
timpani, percussion (triangle, tambourine, bass drum), strings and cembalo/fortepiano*

*orchestration reconstructed from the surviving opera scores of Martini, Salieri and Paisiello from which Storace borrowed the music.

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  • Music principally composed by Stephen Storace, also incorporating music by Mozart, Martini, Salieri and Paisiello.
  • No full orchestral score or parts of this work survive.