Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
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Composition Year | 1746 (January-February) |
Genre Categories | Secular oratorios; Oratorios; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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Work Title | An Occasional Oratorio |
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Name Translations | Occasional Oratorio; The Occasional Oratorio; Oratorio occasionale |
Name Aliases | Gelegenheitsoratorium |
Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174024993; LCCN: no2003005456; GND: 300065388; BNF: 139131083 |
Composer | Handel, George Frideric |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | HWV 62 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGH 61 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1746 (January-February) |
First Performance. | 1746-02-14 in London, Covent Garden |
Librettist | Newburgh Hamilton (1691-1761), after Milton and Spenser |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, tenor, bass; mixed chorus, orchestra |
External Links | Wilipedia article Complete libretto. |
Extra Information | The March also appears in Jephtha, HWV 70 |