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Arranger
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Thomas Augustus Rawlings (1775-1833)
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Publisher. Info.
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New York: E. S. Mesier, n.d.
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Arranger
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unattributed arrangement
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Publisher. Info.
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Pitman's Musical Library, Vol. 1: Popular and Standard Songs and Duets, p.25 London: F. Pitman, n.d.[1877].
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Misc. Notes
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General Information
Work Title
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Isle of Beauty
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Alternative. Title
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Isle of Beauty, fare thee well!
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Composer
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Whitmore, Charles Shapland
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICW 1
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 song
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Text Incipit
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Shades of evening, close not o'er us
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First Publication.
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1825 ca.
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Librettist
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Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)
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Language
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English
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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This song variously described as written by Whitmore, Rawlings or Bayly. It seems that Bayly wrote the words, Whitmore the melody and Rawlings arranged the accompaniment. However, one publication above attributes the melody to Bayly.