| First Publication | 1925 – Boston: C.C. Birchard & Co. |
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| Genre Categories | Secular choruses; Choruses; For mixed chorus, orchestra; |
| Work Title | The Lament for Beowulf |
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| Alternative. Title | The Lament for Beowulf from the Anglo-Saxon Epic for Chorus of Mixed Voices and Orchestra |
| Composer | Hanson, Howard |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.25 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IHH 3 |
| First Performance. | 1926 — Ann Arbor, MI: composer (conductor) |
| First Publication. | 1925 – Boston: C.C. Birchard & Co. |
| Librettist | Anonymous - Modern English version by William Morris (1834–1896) and Alfred John Wyatt (1858–1935)) |
| Language | English |
| Dedication | To the Leeds Festival Chorus this work is sincerely dedicated |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | Voices: mixed chorus (SSAATB) Orchestra |