The Orange, White and Blue (Herbert, Victor)

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Work Title The Orange, White and Blue
Alternative. Title
Composer Herbert, Victor
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IVH 85
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Librettist John B. Pine (1857–1922)
Language English
Dedication To the School Children of New York
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice or unison chorus, piano

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Written for ceremonies in 1916, in commemoration of the landing of the first Dutch settlers on Manhattan Island, May 4, 1626. The orange, white and blue flag of this Dutch colony was raised at Battery Park.