Gade , Niels Wilhelm

Gade , Niels Wilhelm – Die Kreuzfahrer (The Crusaders) for solo, choir and orchestra Op. 50 (Vocal score with German libretto)

(b. Copenhagen, 22 February 1817 – d. Copenhagen, 21 December 1890)

The Crusaders (“Korsfarerne”)
Dramatic poem after Carl Andersen
for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, op. 50 (1865)

Scoring
soprano (Armida), tenor (Rinaldo), bass (Peter the Hermit)
chorus (SSAATTBB),
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba
timp, perc, harp, str

Duration: ca. 60 min.

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