Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 24 numbers in 2 parts |
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Composition Year | 1876, January (completion date) |
Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 7 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | The Lady of the Lake |
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Alternative. Title | A Cantata for Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra |
Composer | Macfarren, George Alexander |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGM 7 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 24 numbers in 2 parts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1876, January (completion date) |
First Performance. | 1877-11-15 — Glasgow, Town Hall (Glasgow Musical Festival) |
First Publication. | 1877? – London: Stanley Lucas, Weber, & Co. |
Librettist | Walter Scott (1771–1832) adapted by Natalia Macfarren (1826–1915) |
Language | English |
Dedication | Thomas Logan Stillie (1832–1883) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, 2 altos, tenor, baritone, 2 basses + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra |
Composed at the request of the Glasgow Musical Festival Committee. Commissioned in 1874 and composition completed in January, 1876.