First Publication | 1763 |
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Genre Categories | Ballad operas; Theatrical Works; Operas; |
Work Title | Love in a Village |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Arne, Thomas Augustine |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ITA 18 |
First Performance. | 1762-12-08 |
First Publication. | 1763 |
Librettist | Isaac Bickerstaffe (1733-1812?) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | voices, orchestra |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
Contains 42 musical numbers of which only five were newly composed works by Arne. The other music is made up of 13 pieces borrowed from Arne's earlier stage works, a new overture was by C. F. Abel, and 23 songs by other composers, including Boyce, Geminiani, Giordani, and Galuppi, albeit with new texts.