Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 parts with a prologue and epilogue
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Composition Year | 1884, revised 1910 |
Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
Work Title | The Rose of Sharon |
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Alternative. Title | A Dramatic Oratorio founded on the Song of Solomon |
Composer | Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.30 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAM 35 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 parts with a prologue and epilogue
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1884, revised 1910 |
First Performance. | 1884-10-16 — Norwich Music Festival, St. Andrew's Hall: Emma Nevada (The Sulamite), Janet Patey (A Woman), Edward Lloyd (The Beloved), Charles Santley (Solomon), Herbert Thorndike (An Elder), Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1884 – London: Novello, Ewer & Co. |
Librettist | Biblical text selected by Joseph Bennett (1831–1911) |
Language | English |
Dedication | The Crown Princess of Germany |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, 2 bass + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra |
Full orchestral score published by Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. [1884]. Autograph full score: London, Royal Academy of Music MS 1114 (dated 11th March 1884).