The Bride, Op.25 (Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 sections Prelude and Chorus - Sweet Lady! thy lover awaits thee Duet - Why droops they head, my sweetest? March and Chorus - Now dawneth the bright wedding morn Tenor solo and Chorus - Now chimes out the wedding bells gaily, Down, down in the sea's chilly bosum
Composition Year	1881
Genre Categories	Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 2 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language

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Publisher. Info.	London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. [1883].
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Editor	First edition (later printing)
Publisher. Info.	London: Novello & Co., n.d.[1881]. Plate 6143.
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Work Title	The Bride
Alternative. Title
Composer	Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.25
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IAM 5
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 sections Prelude and Chorus - Sweet Lady! thy lover awaits thee Duet - Why droops they head, my sweetest? March and Chorus - Now dawneth the bright wedding morn Tenor solo and Chorus - Now chimes out the wedding bells gaily, Down, down in the sea's chilly bosum
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1881
First Performance.	1881-09-06 — Worcester Festival, College Hall: Anna Williams (soprano), Joseph Maas (tenor), Leeds Festival Choir, Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (conductor)
First Publication.	1881 – London: Novello, Ewer & Co. (vocal score)
Librettist	Robert Hamerling (1830–1889)
Language	English
Dedication	To his friend John Whitehead
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices: soprano, tenor + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (B♭, A), 3 trombones, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, strings

Autograph full score: London, Royal Academy of Music MS 1112 (dated 22nd June 1881).