Saul (Rolle, Johann Heinrich)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	30 numbers
Composition Year	1770
Genre Categories	Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; German language

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Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf und Sohn, 1776.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf und Sohn, 1776.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Work Title	Saul, oder die Gewalt der Musik
Alternative. Title	Ein musikalisches Drama
Composer	Rolle, Johann Heinrich
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	WacR I:9
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJR 11
Key	E minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	30 numbers
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1770
First Performance.	1770-11-03, Magdeburg
First Publication.	1776
Librettist	Johann Samuel Patzke (1727-1787), after a translation by Johann Joachim Eschenburg (1743–1820) of the versification (of Samuel II Ch.16 Vv.14-24) by Brown.
Language	German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Classical
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	3 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail	Cast: Michal, Ein Hirte (auch 1. Israelitin), 2. Israelitin (soprano), Jonathan (alto), David, Hirte (tenors), Saul (bass) Choir: (SATB) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, 2 bassoons 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo