| Work Title
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6 Overtures
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| Alternative. Title
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Six Overtures in Eight Parts for Two Violins, Two Hoboys, Two French Horns, one Tenor, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsicord or Violoncello
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| Composer
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Abel, Carl Friedrich
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.4 ; WK 7-12
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 overtures / symphonies:
- Symphony in D major, WK 7
- Symphony in B-flat major, WK 8
- Symphony in E-flat major, WK 9
- Symphony in C major, WK 10
- Symphony in G major, WK 11
- Symphony in D major, WK 12
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| First Publication.
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1762 - London: Composer (RISM A/I: A 59)
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| Dedication
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Duke of York
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, continuo
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| Manuscript Sources
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Mss score, ca.1763 by Carl Jacob Christian Klipfel (1727-1802). D-Bsa, SA 2281
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