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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 act |
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Composition Year | 1775 |
Genre Categories | Melodramas; For 3 narrators, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; |
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Work Title | Ariadne auf Naxos |
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Alternative. Title | Arianna a Naxos; Ariane á Naxos; Ariadne paa Naxos |
Composer | Benda, Georg |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | LorB 476 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGB 2 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 act |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1775 |
First Performance. | 1775-01-27in Gotha (Schloss Friedenstein) |
First Publication. | 1780 ? |
Librettist | Johann Christian Brandes (1735–1799), after Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg (1737–1823) |
Language | German. (French & Danish translations) |
Dedication | Erbprinzessin zu Hessen-Darmstadt |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | Voices: 3 narrators (non-singing) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 4 trumpets (clarini), timpani, 2 violins, viola, continuo |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
"Duodrama" with spoken text. The two main characters are obviously Ariadne and Theseus, but there is a small third speaking role -- that of an Oreade (a mountain nymph).
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