Adieu, Dear Native Land (Wallace, William Vincent)

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Work Title Adieu, Dear Native Land
Alternative. Title Nocturne for 2 tenors, bass and piano to words by Henry C. Watson
Composer Wallace, William Vincent
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IWW 1
Key A-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
First Publication. 1852 – New York: William Hall & Son (plate 2115)
Librettist Henry C. Watson (poss. Henry Cood Watson, 1816–1875)
Language English
Dedication Arthur T. Jones
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 tenors, bass, piano (non obligato)
External Links *Poem The text, which can be hard to read in the Library of Congress scan.