| Work Title
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Adonis
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| Alternative. Title
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Der geliebte Adonis, Singspiel in drey Akten
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| Composer
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Keiser, Reinhard
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IRK 18
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| Key
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A minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1697
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| First Performance.
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1697 at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg
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| Librettist
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Christian Heinrich Postel
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| Language
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German
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2-3 hours
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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, chorus, orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast
- Venus (S)
Dryante (S)
Eumene (S)
Adonis (A/T)
Philistus (T)
Gelon (T)
Mars (B)
Protheus (B)
Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, strings, continuo
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article (German)
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