Work Title
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Die Zauberharfe
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Alternative. Title
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Name Translations
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L'arpa magica
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Name Aliases
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Die Zauberharfe D 644
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Authorities
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GND: 300428235
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Composer
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Schubert, Franz
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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D.644
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFS 862
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts:
- Overture* (Andante - Allegro vivace, C major, 516 bars)
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- 1. Chor der Troubadoure (Allegro moderato, E-flat major, 183 bars)
- 2. Chor der Troubadoure und Ritter (E-flat major, 121 bars)
- Intrada (Allegro moderato, 10 bars)
Marcia (Allegro, 111 bars)
- 3. Melodram (Allegro vivace, C minor, 431 bars)
- 4. Finale I (Andante - Allegro moderato, C major, 207 bars)
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- 5. Chor der Troubadoure und Ritter (Allegro, C major, 159 bars)
- 6. Melodram (Allegro, D minor, 280 bars)
- 7. Chor der Ritter (Allegro moderato, B-flat major, 65 bars)
- 8. Melodram (Allegro moderato, B-flat major, 64 bars)
- 9. Finale II (D major, 143 bars)
- Romanze des Palmiren (Andantino, 97 bars)
Chor der Genien (Larghetto, 46 bars)
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- Overture (Allegro ma non troppo, D minor, 144 bars)
- 10. Melodram (Allegro, C minor, 115 bars)
- 11. Meldram hinter den Kulissen (Andante, A-flat major, 21 bars)
- 12. Melodram (Allegro, C minor, 271 bars)
- 13. Finale III (Andantino, E major, 54 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1820 Summer
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First Performance.
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1820-08-19 in Vienna, Theater an der Wien
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First Publication.
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1855 - Vienna: Spina (Overture)
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Librettist
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Georg von Hoffmann (1771-1845)
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Language
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German
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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100 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Palmiren (tenor)
Sutur, Melinde, Ida, Arnulf, Folko, Ryno, Alf (speaking roles)
Mixed Chorus
- Troubadoure, Ritter, Knappen, Genien, Geister
Orchestra
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 6 trombones, timpani, 2 harps, strings
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Extra Information
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*The overture was reused (not by the composer) for the overture to Rosamunde, D.797. It was first published as such in 1855 (parts) and with the Entractes to Rosamunde in 1867 (score). The entire score of D.644 did not appear until 1891.
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