Juditha triumphans

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Juditha triumphans is a sacred oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi that dramatizes the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes with richly expressive Baroque music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear 1716 ⓘ
associatedWithComposer Antonio Vivaldi ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Ospedale della Pietà ⓘ
basedOn Biblical story of Judith and Holofernes ⓘ
catalogueNumber RV 644 ⓘ
character Abra ⓘ
Holofernes ⓘ
Juditha ⓘ
linked to: Judith

Ozias ⓘ
Vagaus ⓘ
commissionedBy Ospedale della Pietà ⓘ
composer Antonio Vivaldi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1716 ⓘ
form oratorio ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
historicalContext celebration of Venetian victory over the Turks at Corfu ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
librettist Iacopo Cassetti ⓘ
liturgicalUse non-liturgical sacred work ⓘ
movementType arias ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
instrumental sinfonias ⓘ
recitatives ⓘ
notableFeature colorful instrumental writing ⓘ
expressive vocal writing ⓘ
numberOfParts 2 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature richly colored Baroque orchestra ⓘ
use of unusual instruments for the period ⓘ
period early 18th century ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance Venice ⓘ
setting Old Testament story ⓘ
structure two-part oratorio ⓘ
style high Baroque ⓘ
subject Holofernes ⓘ
Judith ⓘ
symbolism Holofernes as allegory of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Judith as allegory of Venice ⓘ
textBy Iacopo Cassetti ⓘ
theme divine justice ⓘ
heroic female virtue ⓘ
triumph of virtue over tyranny ⓘ
titleInItalian Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie ⓘ
linked to: Juditha triumphans
vocalForces all-female choir ⓘ
female soloists ⓘ

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Antonio Vivaldi → notableWork → Juditha triumphans ⓘ
Juditha triumphans → titleInItalian → Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie ⓘ
linked to: Juditha triumphans
Antonio Vivaldi → notableWork → Juditha triumphans ⓘ
subject linked to: The Red Priest
Vagaus → appearsIn → Juditha triumphans ⓘ
Vagaus → firstPerformanceWork → Juditha triumphans RV 644 ⓘ
linked to: Juditha triumphans
Abra → appearsIn → Juditha triumphans ⓘ
Abra → partOfCastOf → Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie ⓘ
linked to: Juditha triumphans
Ozias → appearsIn → Juditha triumphans ⓘ
Iacopo Cassetti → notableWork → Juditha triumphans ⓘ
Iacopo Cassetti → wroteTextFor → Juditha triumphans ⓘ
Antonio Vivaldi → composed → Juditha triumphans ⓘ
subject linked to: Iacopo Cassetti