| Work Title
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Orpheus with His Lute
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IRV 108
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 song
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| Text Incipit
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Orpheus with his lute made trees
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| First Publication.
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1903 – London: Keith Prowse & Co., Ltd.
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| Librettist
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John Fletcher (1579–1625) (formerly misattributed to Shakespeare)
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| Language
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English
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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| Extra Information
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A second setting of this song appeared in the composer's Three Songs from Shakespeare (1925).
From Shakespeare's Henry VIII (Act III, Scene 1 - portion of the play written by Fletcher).
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