Der Thurm zu Babel, Op.80 (Rubinstein, Anton)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 act
Composition Year	1868/69
Genre Categories	Operas; Theatrical Works; Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language

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Translator	Fitz William Rosier (1808–1882), English text
Publisher. Info.	New York: G. Schirmer, No.6, 1883. Plate 2792.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Work Title	Der Thurm zu Babel
Alternative. Title	The Tower of Babel, Sacred Opera in One Act. Oratorio.
Name Translations	The Tower of Babel; La torre di Babele
Name Aliases	The Tower of Babel, Op. 80
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: no2003035520
Composer	Rubinstein, Anton
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.80
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IAR 112
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 act
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1868/69
First Performance.	1870-02-99 in Königsberg
First Publication.	1870 - Leipzig: Bartholf Senff
Librettist	Julius Rodenberg (1831–1914)
Language	German
Average DurationAvg. Duration	45 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices, chorus, orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article
Extra Information	2nd performance: Feb. 20, 1870 in Vienna US premiere: May 1881, New York Leopold Damrosch (conductor) Details from Anton Rubinstein: a life in music by Philip Taylor (p.135) In 1889, in honor of Rubinstein's 60th jubilee, Pyotr Tchaikovsky conducted a performance of the cantata in Saint Petersburg with over 700 musicians taking part in the concert.

Rodenberg also wrote the libretto to Feramors, as pointed out in his en-Wikipedia article.