First Publication | 1622 |
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Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; Sacred oratorios; |
Work Title | Apotheosis sive Consecratio SS Ignatii et Francisci Xaverii |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Kapsperger, Giovanni Girolamo |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGK 6 |
First Publication. | 1622 |
Language | Latin |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus Accompaniment: 2 treble instruments (see below, Comments), continuo |
External Links | RISM |
RISM (see link above) describes this as an oratorio, though in other places it is described as an "opera" or a "Jesuit drama". Grove Music simply lists it as a "Stage" work. It was written when the Catholic church in Rome canonized the first two Jesuit saints, Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier. RISM lists 4 vocal soloists in addition to the chorus, and specifies the two unlabelled instruments in the manuscript as violin parts.