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| Composition Year | 1950/9/28
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| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For voice, orchestra; |
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| Work Title | The Desolate City |
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| Composer | Porter, Quincy |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IQP 26 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1950/9/28
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| First Performance. | 1950/11/24
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| First Publication. | 1953 |
| Copyright Information | In the USA this work is most likely in the public domain because no renewal was found after a thorough search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries and it was ineligible for "restoration" under GATT/TRIPS. |
| Librettist | Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922) |
| Language | English, Latin |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 13 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | baritone, orchestra |
