Moses (oratorio)
E806995
Moses is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses through orchestral, choral, and vocal solo writing.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of Moses ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter |
Moses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pharaoh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsGroup |
Egyptians
ⓘ
Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | large-scale sacred drama ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestra and chorus
ⓘ
orchestra and solo voices ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm |
aria
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ orchestral sections ⓘ recitative ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceVenue | concert hall ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Exodus of the Israelites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
covenant between God and Israel ⓘ life of Moses ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Biblical oratorio ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | concert sacred work ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
biblical history
ⓘ
deliverance of Israel from Egypt ⓘ |
| textSource |
Book of Exodus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| workTitleCharacter | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | vocal-orchestral composition ⓘ |
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