| Composition Year | 1889 |
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| Genre Categories | Secular choruses; Choruses; For mixed chorus, orchestra; |
| Work Title | The Cotter's Saturday Night, Op.39 |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.39 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IAM 12 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1889 |
| First Performance. | 1889-12-16 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Choral Union |
| First Publication. | 1889 |
| Librettist | Robert Burns (1759-1796) |
| Language | English [Scottish dialect] |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra |
Autograph full score: London, Royal Academy of Music MS 1117 (dated 19 September 1889).