Composition Year | 1889 |
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Genre Categories | Secular choruses; Choruses; For mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | The Cotter's Saturday Night, Op.39 |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.39 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAM 12 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1889 |
First Performance. | 1889-12-16 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Choral Union |
First Publication. | 1889 |
Librettist | Robert Burns (1759-1796) |
Language | English [Scottish dialect] |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra |
Autograph full score: London, Royal Academy of Music MS 1117 (dated 19 September 1889).