| Work Title
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Bird of the Greenwood
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Wallace, William Vincent
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IWW 8
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| Key
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A major (soprano), F major (contralto)
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1853 probably?
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| First Publication.
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1866 – New York: William Hall & Son
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| Librettist
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Felicia Hemans (1793–1835)
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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Warren Hill
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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voice (soprano or contralto singer), piano
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| External Links
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*Text at PDMusic
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| Extra Information
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The title page of the score has "The last composition of Wm. Vincent Wallace Written in America", and the composer left the United States in 1853 (did he ever return? Don't know- anyone?). Am interpreting this to mean the last composition that he wrote when he was in America, though this may be a misinterpretation! According to Lamb's William Vincent Wallace: Composer, Virtuoso and Adventurer (Fullers Wood Press, 2012), Bird of the Greenwood was published in 1866 by William Hall & Son. Thanks to Benjamin Tubb of PDMusic for this information.
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