Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 Acts |
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Composition Year | 1909 |
Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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Work Title | Dylan, Son of the Wave |
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Alternative. Title | A Drama in Three Acts |
Composer | Holbrooke, Joseph |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.53 |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IJH 14 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 Acts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1909 |
First Performance. | 1914-7-4 - London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
First Publication. | 1910 |
Librettist | Thomas Scott-Ellis (1880–1946) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: solo voices + mixed chorus Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, alto flute, 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, English horn, clarinet {E♭, 2 clarinets (B♭), alto clarinet, bass clarinet (B♭), 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, soprano saxophone (B♭), alto saxophone {E♭, tenor saxophone (B♭), concertinas + 4 horns (F), soprano saxhorn (B♭), baritone saxhorn (B♭), bass saxhorn (C), contrabass saxhorn (C), 3 trumpets (F), bass trumpet (C), 2 trombones, euphonium, contrabass trombone + 3 timpani, percussion (cymbals, bass drum, snare drum, triangle, tubaphone, gongs, tenor drum), celesta + 4 harps, strings |
Dylan is the second opera in Holbrooke's trilogy The Cauldron of Annwn.
The opera was published in full score by Novello & Co., 1911. The holograph full score is at the British Library, London (MSS. Add. 54339).