The Desolate City (Porter, Quincy)

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Publisher. Info. New York: Composers Facsimile Edition, 1953.
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Work Title The Desolate City
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Composer Porter, Quincy
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1950/9/28
Squam Lake, N.H. and New Haven, Conn.
First Performance. 1950/11/24
Cincinnati, Ohio - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, cond. Thor Johnson; Mack Harrell, baritone
First Publication. 1953
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In the USA this work is most likely in the public domain because no renewal was found after a thorough search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries and it was ineligible for "restoration" under GATT/TRIPS.
Librettist Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840-1922)
Language English, Latin
Average DurationAvg. Duration 13 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation baritone, orchestra