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Composition Year | 1899-1900, 1903 (revised and re-scored) |
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Genre Categories | Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
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Work Title | The Raven |
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Alternative. Title | Tone Poem after Edgar Allan Poe; Poem No.1 The Raven |
Composer | Holbrooke, Joseph |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.25 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJH 32 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1899-1900, 1903 (revised and re-scored) |
First Performance. | 1900 — London, Crystal Palace: August Manns (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1909 – London: J.B. Cramer & Co. (piano solo arrangement) |
Dedication | Inscribed to the memory of my first friend Sir August Manns (dedication on solo piano arrangement) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Orchestra: piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon + 4 (or 8) horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, gong, bass drum, cymbals + 2 harps + strings |
Extra Information | Inspired by the poem of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) |