Eydgnossisches Contrafeth auff- unnd abnemmender Jungfrauen Helvetiæ - Weissenbach, Johann Caspar 1633-1678 (Zug Ammon, 1673)
music in the back: the songs to the play with melody and bass for each song printed side by side.
A grand play, with over 200 characters, partly written in Swiss dialect. For the performance in 1672 a special stage was built in Zug. there was an audience of 3000 people.
Weissenbach created the character of Helvetia, a female representation of Switzerland.
Von denn Edlen Ehrenbesten Vornehmen / Vorsichtigen unnd Weisen Herren / Herren gesambter Burgerschafft Lobl. Statt Zug / Durch offentliche Exhibition den 14. und 15. Sept. Anno 1672 vorgestellt.
Keywords: 17th Century (1601-1700); Libretto; Libretto; Play (theater); Libretto; Libretto; Switzerland; echoeffekt; wijn; meer benutten zelfde partituur; Magnificat; Staging