Work Title
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Fetonte
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Alternative. Title
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Tragedia per musica da rappresentarsi nel Regio Teatro di Berlino il felicissimo giorno natalizio della sacra real maestà di Sofia Dorotea regina madre per comando della sacra real maestà del re.
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Composer
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Graun, Karl Heinrich
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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GraunWV B:I:21
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IKG 31
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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First Performance.
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1750-03-29 in Berlin, Hofoper
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Librettist
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Leopoldo de Villati, Frederick II and Francesco Algarotti (1712-1764)
- after Phaeton by Philippe Quinault (1635−1688)
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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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10 vocal soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings, continuo
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Manuscript Sources
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D-B, Mus.ms.8224, manuscript-copy by F. E. Holstein
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