| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Overture and three Parts |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1849 |
| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
| Work Title | The Corsair |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | A Cantata, entitled The Corsair; the words selected (from Byron's works) and the music composed by William Glover, author of the Oratorios, "Jerusalem," "Emmanuel," &c. |
| Composer | Glover, William |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IWG 1 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Overture and three Parts |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1849 |
| First Publication. | 1849? – London: Robert Cocks |
| Librettist | Selected from words by George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices, chorus, orchestra |
British Musical biography says The "Corsair," cantata, 1849 (printed 1856). Publication also mentioned in The Athenaeum: Journal of Literature, Science and the Fine Arts, 10 March 1860.