Feestzang (Benoit, Peter)

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Engraver Brussels: J. De Vleeschouwer.
Language Dutch (Flemish?) / French
Translator May De Rudder (?–1950), French text
Publisher. Info. Peter Benoit Orkestpartituren, XXIX Feestzang
Antwerp: Peter Benoit-Fonds, n.d. Plate 7396.
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Misc. Notes Original images: ca.300dpi, color jpg files approx. 3210 by 4470 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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Work Title Feestzang
Alternative. Title Hymnus aan den vooruitgang
Composer Benoit, Peter
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IPB 21
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1885
First Performance. 1885-05-02 — Antwerp
Librettist Jan Van Beers (1821–1888)
Language Dutch (Flemish?)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices: children's chorus, mixed chorus (SATB)
Orchestra: 2 piccolos, 6 flutes, 6 oboes, 2 English horns, 6 clarinets (A), bass clarinet (C)
tenor saxophone (B), 4 bassoons, contrabassoon + 6 horns (E), 6 trumpets (B),
2 Theban trumpets (1 in B, 1 in A), 5 trombones, tuba, bass tuba (bombardon)
2 timpani, bells (alto and bass), snare drum, bass drum, cymbals + 3 harps + carillon + organ + strings
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