| Composition Year | 1884 |
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| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 2 voices, male chorus, orchestra; |
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| Work Title | Wie ein fahrender Hornist sich ein Land erblies |
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| Alternative. Title | Wie ein fahrender Hornist sich ein Land erblies (Dichtung von Moritz Graf von Strachwitz) für Soli und Männerchor mit begleitung des Orchesters order des Pianoforte The Trumpeter |
| Composer | Strong, George Templeton |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.26 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IGS 18 |
| Text Incipit | Ein Spielemann aus Welschland kam |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1884 |
| First Performance. | 1888/2/15 — Springfield, Massachusetts: Apollo Club (chorus), G.J. Parker (tenor), C.E. Hay (baritone), Benjamin Johnson Lang (conductor) |
| First Publication. | 1885 – Leipzig: Kistner |
| Librettist | Moritz Strachwitz (1822–1847) |
| Language | German |
| Dedication | Dem Universitätssängerverein zu St. Pauli in Leipzig |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: tenor, bass/baritone + male chorus (TTBB) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons + 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones + timpani + strings |
An English-language vocal score was published by Arthur P. Schmidt in 1887.