Composition Year | 1873 |
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Genre Categories | For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; |
Work Title | The Well of St. Keyne |
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Alternative. Title | A Cornish Legend |
Composer | Buckland, George |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IGB 2 |
Key | G major |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1873 |
First Performance. | 1873 |
First Publication. | 1873 |
Librettist | Robert Southey (1774–1843) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
Extra Information | Another rare example of a serious ballad from a humorous composer at the piano. Buckland would sing this ballad at the piano alongside his comic and humorous songs. |