Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 parts
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First Publication | 1892 – New York: Carl Fischer |
Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 9 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | The Triumph of Columbus |
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Alternative. Title | A Columbian Festival Allegory |
Composer | Pratt, Silas Gamaliel |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ISP 13 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 parts
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First Performance. | 1892-10-10 — New York, Carnegie Hall: M. Homer Moore (Columbus), Kate M. Cowtan (Diego), Fred Gillette (Father Juan Perez), W. H. Pierce (Luiz St. Angel), Carl Duft (Fernando de Talavero), Kartharine Kilke (Queen Isabella), Rosa Linde (Marchioness Moya), Jennie Dutton (Spirit of Light and Progress), Silas Gamaliel Pratt (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1892 – New York: Carl Fischer |
Librettist | the composer |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: 3 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, baritone, 2 bass + mixed chorus (SATTBB) Orchestra |
Title page notes that it was produced at the Metropolitan Opera House on Oct. 10, 1892. Since the Met had burned down in August the performance took place at Carnegie Hall (as correctly noted on page 2). The work is a cantata.