Composition Year | 1755 ca. |
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Genre Categories | Ballets; Theatrical Works; For orchestra; |
Work Title | Alessandro, Wq.2A.3 |
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Alternative. Title | Les amours d’Alexandre et de Roxane; Rosanne |
Composer | Gluck, Christoph Willibald |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Wq.2A.3 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICG 41 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1755 ca. |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | orchestra |
Extra Information | Final movement "Chaconne" (Passacaille) also used by Gluck in the opera Paride ed Elena (3rd act), also in Iphigénie en Aulide (2nd act) and Cythére assiégée (3rd act) |