Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 13 pieces (instrumental prelude and 12 vocal numbers) |
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Composition Year | 1908 |
Work Title | Noël |
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Alternative. Title | A Christmas Pastoral for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra |
Composer | Chadwick, George Whitefield |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | F.88 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGC 112 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 13 pieces (instrumental prelude and 12 vocal numbers) |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1908 |
First Performance. | 1909/06/02 — Norfolk (CT), Norfolk Festival: Marie Rappold (soprano), Louise Homer (alto), George Hamlin (tenor), Herbert Witherspoon (bass), Chadwick (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1909 – New York: The H.W. Gray Co. |
Librettist | see below
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Language | English, Latin (No.4) |
Dedication | To Mr. Carl Stoeckel : Composed for the Litchfield County University Club |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass + mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) Orchestra: 3 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes/English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon (ad lib.) + 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani + harp + organ + strings |