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Publisher. Info.
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London: Robert Cocks and Co., n.d.(1856).
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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General Information
Work Title
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The Corsair
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Alternative. Title
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A Cantata, entitled The Corsair; the words selected (from Byron's works) and the music composed by William Glover, author of the Oratorios, "Jerusalem," "Emmanuel," &c.
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Composer
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Glover, William
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IWG 1
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Overture and three Parts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1849
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First Publication.
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1849? – London: Robert Cocks
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Librettist
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Selected from words by George Gordon Byron (1788–1824)
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Language
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English
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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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Voices, chorus, orchestra
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Navigation etc.
British Musical biography says The "Corsair," cantata, 1849 (printed 1856). Publication also mentioned in The Athenaeum: Journal of Literature, Science and the Fine Arts, 10 March 1860.