Beautiful Child of Song (Foster, Stephen)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Composition Year 1860
Genre Categories Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; English language

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#209776 - 0.01MB - 1:21 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 104×⇩ - MID - Robert A. Hudson

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 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Chicago: Root & Cady, 1860. Plate 347.
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Publisher. Info. Cleveland: S. Brainard's Sons, n.d.(ca.1863). Plate 1125.
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Misc. Notes This is a reprint of the Root & Cady plate: the original plate number (347) is still present in strike-through.
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General Information

Work Title Beautiful Child of Song
Alternative. Title written & composed expressly for Clark's School Visitor
and dedicated to the editor Rev. Alexander Clark
Composer Foster, Stephen
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ISF 8
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1860
Librettist Composer
Language English
Dedication Rev. Alexander Clark (1834–1879)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano
Extra Information Dedicatee (Rev. Alexander Clark) was editor of Clark's School Visitor, a monthly magazine for children, established in 1857. Stephen Foster wrote several songs to be published in this magazine.
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