| Work Title
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Silla
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| Alternative. Title
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Dramma per musica in tre atti
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| Composer
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Graun, Karl Heinrich
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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GraunWV B:I:27
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IKG 63
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1752-53
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| First Performance.
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1753-03-27 in Berlin, Hofoper
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| Librettist
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Frederick II 1712 (b. 1786) Giovanni Pietro Tagliazucchi (1716–1768)
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| Language
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Italian
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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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7 voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast
- Ottavia (S)
Lentulo (S) Fulvia (S) Postumio (S) Metello (S) Silla (S) Crisogono (B)
Mixed Chorus (SSTB)
Orchestra
- 2 horns, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, strings, continuo
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