Composition Year | 1887-88 |
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Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
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Work Title | Judith |
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Alternative. Title | The Regeneration of Manasseh |
Composer | Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ICP 33 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1887-88 |
First Performance. | 1888-08-29 - Birmingham Musical Festival, conductor Hans Richter |
First Publication. | 1888 |
Librettist | Composer |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass; children's chorus (SSAA), mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes (2nd also English horn), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, side drum, bass drum, tam-tam, organ, harp, strings |
The contralto aria "Long Since in Egypt's Pleasant Land" was adapted after the composer's death as a setting for the hymn "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind", with new words by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892). This adaptation (also known as "Repton") was made in 1924 by George Gilbert Stocks (1877-1960), and remains in copyright in Europe and the United States.