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Sheet Music
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Publisher. Info.
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New York: G. Schirmer, No.35, 1882. Plate 3084.
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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General Information
Work Title
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Sulamith
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Alternative. Title
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The Song of Songs
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Composer
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Damrosch, Leopold
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ILD 8
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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10 numbers
- Prelude
- Duet for Soprano and Tenor (Tell me, O thou, who my soul loveth...)
- Tenor Solo with Male Chorus (Behold, thou art fair, my love)
- Mixed Chorus (Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away)
- Soprano Solo (I rose to unlock for my beloved)
- Orchestra
- Tenor Solo (How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse)
- Octet for Female Voices (Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women?)
- Duet for Soprano and Tenor (Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field)
- Final Chorus (Love is strong as death)
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First Performance.
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1882-04-24 in New York, Steinway Hall: The Oratorio Society of New York, Leopold Damrosch (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1882 – New York: G. Schirmer
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Librettist
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The Bible
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Language
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English
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Dedication
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The Oratorio Society of New York
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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Tenor, soprano + mixed chorus (SATB, TTBB, and SSAASSAA in various numbers), orchestra
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Navigation etc.
The holograph full score is in the collection of the Juilliard School. A unfavorable review can be found in the May 6, 1882 issue of The Critic.