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Amadis, tragedie en musique

Description: Libretto of the 1684 opera "Amadis," by Philippe Quinolt. The premiere of Amadis was delayed for a year after Lully completed its composition in order to allow the proper mourning period for Marie Thérese, wife of Louis XIV, who died in July of 1683. While still abstaining from theater at court, Louis XIV at last allowed the first public presentation of "Amadis" at the Opéra in Paris on 18 January 1684. It was an immediate public success. On the title page for this opera, there is a lithograph… more
Date: 1684
Creator: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688
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Amore fra' gl'impossibili

Description: According to Grove Music, Gigli's 'Amore fra gli impossibili' is an eccentric work where "the pastoral setting is disturbed by mythological references and the addition of the characters Don Chisciotte and Coriandolo, in an ironic and grotesque atmosphere."
Date: 1693
Creator: Gigli, Girolamo, 1660-1722 & Campelli, Carlo
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Arianna e Teseo

Description: Libretto of the opera seria "Arianna e Teseo" by Pietro Pariati. The story unfolds in the island of Crete where several young Athenian men are brought to be ritually sacrificed, and Athenian maidens are to be delivered as victims to a minotaur that lives in a labyrinth. Among the Athenians is Arianna, the daughter of Minos (Minosse), King of Crete, who was abducted as a child by King Aegeus, and Teseo, Aegeus's son. Teseo is determined to kill the minotaur in order to save Arianna's friend Laod… more
Date: 1764
Creator: Pariati, Pietro, 1665-1733
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Astrée

Description: Libretto of the 1691 opera "Astrée" by Jean de la Fontaine. Pascal Collasse composed the music of the opera which premiered under the title "Astrée et Céladon" on November 25, 1692.
Date: 1691
Creator: La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
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Beethoven V. Sinfonie

Description: "Presentation of the musical content according to the manuscript, taking into account the performances and literature." 73 pages of text.
Date: unknown
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Le cadi dupé

Description: This is a 1766 copy of the libretto of the one-act comic opera "Le cadi dupé" (The duped judge), by Pierre René Lemonnier to music by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny. The first performance of the opera took place at the Paris Foire St-Germain on 4 February 1761. Christoph Willibald Gluck's music replaced that of Monsigny's for the 8 December 1761 performance at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
Date: 1766
Creator: Lemonnier, Pierre René, 1731-1796
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Catone in Utica

Description: This is a ca. 1763 copy of the libretto of "Catone in Utica," by Metastasio. Gian Francesco de Majo set this libretto to music for the 1763 carnival season in Turin. In this story, Caesar and Fulvio meet Cato, Utica's ruler, and offer him a peace truce, but Emilia, Pompey's widow, suspects treachery and plots to murder Caesar. Cato rejects a Senate's order for a reconciliation with Caesar and demands that Caesar surrender his dictatorial powers. Marzia, Cato's daughter, promised in marriage t… more
Date: 1763
Creator: Metastasio, Pietro, 1698-1782.
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College of Music program book 1988-1989 Vol. 1

Description: Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1988-1989 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 1989
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
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College of Music program book 1989-1990 Vol. 1

Description: Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1989-1990 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 1990
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
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College of Music program book 1989-1990 Vol. 2

Description: Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1989-1990 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 1990
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
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College of Music program book 1990-1991 Vol. 1

Description: Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1990-1991 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 1991
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
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College of Music program book 1990-1991 Vol. 2

Description: Fall/Spring performances program book from the 1990-1991 school year at the University of North Texas College of Music.
Date: 1991
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
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