Work Title
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Il pastor fido
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Handel, George Frideric
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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HWV 8a
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGH 392
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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First Performance.
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1712-10-24 in London, Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket
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Librettist
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Giacomo Rossi, after Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612), 1585.
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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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3 sopranos, 2 altos, bass, orchestra
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Related Works
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For the later (1734) versions, including the ballet "Terpsicore", see Il pastor fido, HWV 8b/c
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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