Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 10 numbers in a Prologue and 4 Scenes |
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Composition Year | 1892 |
Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 5 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | The Water-Lily |
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Alternative. Title | A Romantic Legend |
Composer | Cowen, Frederic Hymen |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IFC 56 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 10 numbers in a Prologue and 4 Scenes |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1892 |
First Performance. | 1893-10-6 - Norwich Musical Festival |
First Publication. | 1893 |
Librettist | Joseph Bennett (1831-1911), after William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Soloists (SATBarB), mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra |
Originally intended for the 1892 Leeds Musical Festival but withdrawn by the composer in a dispute over allocated soloists.
Autograph full score: London, British Library, Add. MS 50767 (dated 2nd November 1892).