| Work Title
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Gott ist die Liebe
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Telemann, Georg Philipp
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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TWV 1:661
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGT 1420
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| Key
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A major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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8 movements
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1727
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| Librettist
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Ernst Christoph Herda
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| Language
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German
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| Dedication
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18th Sunday after Trinity
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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2 oboes (ad lib.), strings, continuo
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| Extra Information
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For 18th Sunday after Trinity, from Harmonisches Lob Gottes cycle. This work survives only in an incomplete form. The second movement (chorus) survives in manuscript and has been reconstructed; the arias were published separately by Telemann in arrangements for voice and continuo. The remaining movements are lost.
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