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Composition Year | 1926 |
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Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
Work Title | High Heaven's King |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Davies, Walford |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.52 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWD 8 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1926 |
First Performance. | 1926 — Worcester, Three Choirs Festival |
First Publication. | 1926 |
Librettist | Edmund Spenser (ca.1552-1599) and St. John's Gospel |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Voices: Soprano, baritone + semi-chorus (TrebleTB), mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra |
Autograph full score: London, Royal College of Music MS 6345