| Work Title
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Hymne à la nature
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| Alternative. Title
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Hymne à l'Égalité
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| Composer
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Gossec, François Joseph
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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RH 620
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IFG 72
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| Key
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B-flat major
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| Text Incipit
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Divinité tutélaire, rends la vie à nos sens
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1793
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| First Performance.
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1793/08/10
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| Librettist
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Casimir Varon (1761-1796)
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| Language
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French
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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mixed chorus (SSATB), wind band
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| InstrDetail
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2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trumpets, serpent, timpani
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| Extra Information
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Later revised as Hymne à l'Égalité in 1794-95 (RH 620b).
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