| Work Title
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Lie Strewn the White Flocks
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Bliss, Arthur
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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F.33
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IAB 14
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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7 movements
- The Shepherd's Holyday
- A Hymn to Pan
- Pan and Echo
- The Naiads' Music
- The Pigeon Song
- The Song of the Reapers
- The Shepherd's Night-Song
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1928
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| First Performance.
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1929/5/3
- London - The Harold Brooke Choir
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| First Publication.
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1929
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| Librettist
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see below
- Ben Jonson (1573–1637)
- John Fletcher (1579–1625)
- Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494), tr. Geoffrey Dunlop (1894–1947)
- Robert Nichols (1893–1944)
- Robert Nichols (1893–1944)
- Theocritus, tr. Andrew Lang (1844–1912)
- Robert Nichols (1893–1944), John Fletcher (1579–1625)
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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To Edward Elgar
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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30 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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soprano, mixed chorus (SATB), flute solo, percussion, strings
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