| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1892 |
| Genre Categories | Odes; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; |
| Work Title | Ode for the Opening of the World's Fair |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Ode for the Opening of the World's Fair held at Chicago 1892; Columbian Ode; Columbia |
| Composer | Chadwick, George Whitefield |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | F.89 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGC 113 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1892 |
| First Performance. | 1892/10/21 – Chicago, World's Columbia Exposition: Chicago Columbian Chorus and Exposition Orchestra, William L. Tomlins (chorus director), Theodore Thomas (conductor) |
| First Publication. | 1892 – Cincinnati: The John Church Co. |
| Librettist | Harriet Monroe (1860-1936) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, tenor + mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) Orchestra: 3 flutes/piccolo, 3 oboes, English horn (ad lib.), 3 bassoons, contrabassoon + 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, percussion + harp + strings 3 military bands (situated to the north, south, and east) |
