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Holograph manuscript, 1920. (copy completed July 14)
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Includes program announcing the work's premiere. Listed as Op.85 on the manuscript. Original images: ca.350dpi grayscale jpg files approx. 3200 by 4100 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Source: Adolph M. Foerster Collection, 1868-1923 CAM.FOER.2015, Center for American Music, University of Pittsburgh Library System.
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Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1920-21)..
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Listed on the cover as "old" score. ca.350dpi grayscale images. Source: Adolph M. Foerster Collection, 1868-1923 CAM.FOER.2015, Center for American Music, University of Pittsburgh Library System.
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Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1920-21)..
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Includes program from the work's premiere. ca.350dpi grayscale images. Source: Adolph M. Foerster Collection, 1868-1923 CAM.FOER.2015, Center for American Music, University of Pittsburgh Library System.
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Parts
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Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1920-21)..
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Original images: ca.350dpi grayscale jpg files approx. 3225 by 4055 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Source: Adolph M. Foerster Collection, 1868-1923 CAM.FOER.2015, Center for American Music, University of Pittsburgh Library System.
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General Information
| Work Title
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A Legend
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| Alternative. Title
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Symphonic Poem
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| Composer
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Foerster, Adolph Martin
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.86
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IAF 55
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 parts
- Part I: A Legend
- Part II: Nuptial Feast
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| First Performance.
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1921/8/5 — Willow Grove Park — Nuptial Feast (as Op.85)
1921/8/13 — Willow Grove Park: Wassili Leps (conductor) — A Legend (as Op.86)
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| First Publication.
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unpublished
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons + 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, cymbals, small drum + strings
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Navigation etc.
Originally conceived as two separate works: Nuptial Feast (Op.85) and A Legend (Op.86). It appears that after the first performance the composer decided to merge the two works together as opus 86.
