Hero and Leander, Op.44 (Foerster, Adolph Martin)

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Copyist Gus. Mueller
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.[1897].
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Misc. Notes At end of monochrome file is a program from the 1921 performance and a manuscript list of performances. Original images: ca.350dpi grayscale jpg files approx. 3065 by 4000 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Source: Adolph M. Foerster Collection, 1868-1923 CAM.FOER.2015, Center for American Music, University of Pittsburgh Library System.
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Copyist Gus. Mueller
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1897. (September-October)
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Misc. Notes Original images: ca.350dpi grayscale jpg files approx. 3180 by 3980 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Source: Adolph M. Foerster Collection, 1868-1923 CAM.FOER.2015, Center for American Music, University of Pittsburgh Library System.
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General Information

Work Title Hero and Leander
Alternative. Title Aria for Soprano
Composer Foerster, Adolph Martin
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.44
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IAF 50
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 piece
Text Incipit O go not yet my love! The night is dark and vast
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1897
First Performance. 1897/11/1 — Pittsburgh, Carnegie Music Hall: Amanda Vierheller (soprano), Anton Seidl (conductor), Metropolitan Orchestra
Librettist Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices: soprano
Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons + 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones + timpani + strings
Manuscript Sources Composer's holograph full score at LOC.