• Year of composition: Probably Stockholm in late 1781 or early 1782 (according to van Boer)
• Work category: Voice and orchestra
• Text author: Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) [from the operas Demofoonte, Olympiade and Artaserse]
• First performed: Probably on 24 February 1782, the House of Nobility (Stockholm). Soloist: Cristoffer Karsten (according to van Boer)
• Duration: Approx. 5-10 min
• Detailed duration: Uncertain

Instrumentation

2.0.0.0 / 2.0.0.0 / (cont) / str

Solo voices/choir

Tenor

• Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
• Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv

Literature

van Boer Jr, Bertil H: Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus. Systematisch-thematisches Werkverzeichnis, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music series no. 56, Stockholm (1988); an updated edition in English with a partly revised VB-numbering was published in 1998 by Pendragon Press under the title Joseph Martin Kraus. A Systematic-Thematic Catalogue of His Musical Works and Source Study

Description of work

Andante - Largo - Allegro - Andante B-flat major - D minor - B-flat major 4/4 (C) - 3/4

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