First Publication | 1845 |
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Genre Categories | Elegies; Funeral music; Odes; |
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Work Title | Leichhardt's Grave |
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Alternative. Title | Leichhardt's Grave; an elegiac ode, on the scarcely doubtful fate of the amiable and talented naturalist - Leichhardt - whose life there is too much reson to fear has been sacrificed in the cause of Science, whilst endeavouring to effect an overland route to Port Essington. |
Composer | Nathan, Isaac |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IIN 14 |
First Publication. | 1845 |
Librettist | Robert Lynd |
Language | English |
Dedication | Ludwig Leichhardt |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
Extra Information | In fact, Leichhardt returned from the Port Essington expedition in December 1845. However this song presaged the fate of the explorer, who never returned from a later expedition in 1848. |