Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 14 numbers in 2 parts |
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Composition Year | 1886 |
Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | The Story of Sayid |
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Alternative. Title | A Dramatic Cantata for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra |
Composer | Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.34 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAM 38 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 14 numbers in 2 parts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1886 |
First Performance. | 1886-10-13 - Leeds Festival, Victoria Hall |
First Publication. | 1886 – London: Novello, Ewer, & Co.
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Librettist | Joseph Bennett (1831–1911) |
Language | English |
Dedication | The Members of the Senatus Academicus of the University of St. Andrews |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices, chorus and orchestra |
Full orchestral score published by Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. [1886]. Autograph full score: London, British Library MS Add.65509.
The role of the Watchman may be sung by either a tenor or baritone.
Musical Times, September 1 1887 suggests 1887, not 1886, but perhaps there is an earlier 1886 appearance?