Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 parts, 35 sections total |
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Composition Year | 1860 January or earlier |
Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
Work Title | Gideon |
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Alternative. Title | A Sacred Lyrical Oratorio, in three Parts. Composed for the Glasgow Musical Festival, 1860. |
Composer | Horsley, Charles Edward |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.50 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICH 2 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 parts, 35 sections total |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1860 January or earlier |
First Publication. | 1860 by London: G. Rodwell |
Librettist | Archer Gurney (1820–1887) |
Language | English |
Dedication | Henry Albert Lambeth, dedicated on January 19 1860 with the sincere esteem and friendship of the composer |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | 6 voices, chorus, orchestra |
Voices represent Gideon, Ebed, Joash, Zillah, A Prophet, Prurah (servant of Gideon).
Micro-review in the Atheneum suggests that the music (the first edition? the music itself?) is not "correct"(noting that the music has been discussed at more length elsewhere in detail - I suspect they mean the first edition not corresponding to what was heard at the premiere? that is the edition in vocal score at NLA.)