First Publication | 1784 |
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Genre Categories | Eclogues; Secular cantatas; Cantatas; |
Work Title | Pope's Messiah |
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Alternative. Title | A Sacred Eclogue |
Composer | Billington, Thomas |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.13 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ITB 5 |
Text Incipit | Ye Nymphs of Solyma! begin the song |
First Publication. | 1784 |
Librettist | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | voices, chorus, keyboard (presumably orchestra reduction) |