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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts with prologue |
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| Composition Year | 1910-12 |
| Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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| Work Title | The Children of Don |
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| Alternative. Title | Music drama (Drama I of the Trilogy the Cauldron of Annwn - retrospective title, see below) |
| Composer | Holbrooke, Joseph |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.56 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJH 9 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts with prologue |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1910-12 |
| First Performance. | 1912-06-12 - London, London Opera House |
| First Publication. | 1912 - London: Novello (vocal score) 1913 - London: Novello (full score) |
| Librettist | Thomas Scott-Ellis (1880–1946) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices, chorus, orchestra |
Overture (alone) was performed in the Aeolian Hall in an organ arrangement in February 1912.
The Children of Don is the first opera in Holbrooke's trilogy The Cauldron of Annwn.
The opera was published in full score by Novello & Co., 1913. The holograph full score is at the British Library, London (MSS Mus. 230-231).
According to Joseph Holbrooke: Composer, Critic, and Musical Patriot, p.xxiii, completed 1912 January 12 in Kentford.
