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La contesa dell' aria e dell' acqua : festa à cavallo rappresentata nell'augustissime noz

By Sbarra, Francesco, active 17th century. Published 1667. Free to read and download from Internet Archive.

Description

Bound with c. 2 of: Arie per il balletto à cavallo / composte dall Giouanne Enrico Schmelzer (Vienna : Matteo Cosmerovio, 1667) Binding: paper (painted red on one side) Sbarra's text includes excerpts from his libretto. The spectacle that he describes included allegorical pageantry, a horse ballet, and fireworks, and was performed on 24 and 31 Jan. 1667 in the Inner Burghof, Vienna. It was planned and directed by A. Carducci, with C. Pasetti as designer. The engraved or etched plates (3 on double sheets) are by Jan van Ossenbeeck, Franciscus van der Steen, or Gerard Bouttats after Nicolas de Hoy. The vocal music (now lost) was by A. Bertali, the instrumental music by J.H. Schmelzer. See Watanabe-O'Kelly Issued also in German under title: Sieg-Streit dess Lufft und Wassers Signatures: a² A-I² Watanabe-O'Kelly, H. Triumphal shews p., leaves of plates (9 folded) : 30 cm. (fol.)

Author
Sbarra, Francesco, active 17th century
Date
1667
Publisher
In Vienna d' Austria : Appresso Matteo Cosmerovio, stampatore della corte
Language
ita
Copyright
Public domain in the US

Subjects

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1640-1705Margarita Teresa, Infanta of Spain, Empress, consort of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1651-1673Royal weddingsHorse balletTournamentsMargarita Teresa, Infanta of Spain, Empress, consort of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1651-1673 -- MarriageRoyal weddings -- Austria -- ViennaHorse ballet -- Austria -- ViennaTournaments -- Austria -- ViennaMarriage

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