Composition Year | 1917 |
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Genre Categories | Secular hymns; Hymns; For mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | Land of Our Hearts |
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Alternative. Title | Patriotic Hymn |
Composer | Chadwick, George Whitefield |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | W83; L.3.15 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGC 106 |
Text Incipit | Land of the North, where battling breezes sweep |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1917 |
First Performance. | 1918/6/4 — Norfolk, CT, Norfolk Festival: composer (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1918 – Boston: Boston Music Co. |
Librettist | John Hall Ingham (1860-1931) |
Language | English |
Dedication | To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel, Norfolk, Conn. |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons + 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones + timpani + organ (ad lib.) + strings |