Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 22 number |
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Composition Year | 1867-68 |
Genre Categories | Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; |
Work Title | The Woman of Samaria |
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Alternative. Title | A Sacred Cantata |
Composer | Bennett, William Sterndale |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.44 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWB 34 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 22 number |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1867-68 |
First Performance. | 1867-08-27 — Birmingham, Birmingham Music Festival: Thérèse Tietjens (soprano), Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby (alto), Dr. W. H. Cummings (tenor), Charles Santley (bass), Sir W. G. Cusins (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1868 |
Librettist | Biblical text selected and arranged by the composer |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra |