Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 12 numbers (with an instrumental introduction) |
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First Publication | 1891 – London: Novello, Ewer & Co. |
Genre Categories | Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; |
Work Title | The Day of Rest |
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Alternative. Title | A Cantata for Female Voices |
Composer | Booth, Josiah |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJB 1 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 12 numbers (with an instrumental introduction) |
First Publication. | 1891 – London: Novello, Ewer & Co. |
Librettist | Edward Oxenford (1846–1929) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto + female chorus (SSA) Orchestra(? - see below, Comments) |
From the WorldCat entry for the 1891 edition: "For SA soloists and chorus with piano or organ and bells; acc. originally for unspecified instruments, organ and bells." Tagged as orchestra for now, although since WorldCat only shows a keyboard arrangement, the original is possibly no longer extant.