Work Title
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The Harp's Last Echoes
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Heinrich, Anthony Philip
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAH 39
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 songs:
- 'Tis Echo's Voice
- The Soul Released From Feeble Clay
- Heaven and My Harp Are All That's Left
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Text Incipit
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see below
- Sweet is the balm that hope can give / Süss ist der Strahl, den Hoffnung leiht
- The soul releas'd from feeble clay
- My harp has lost no charms for me
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First Publication.
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1848
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Librettist
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see below
- William Steele
- William Bingham Tappan (1794–1849)
- Mary Robinson Luyster (1801–1873)
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Language
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English, German (No.1 only)
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Dedication
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see below
- John Braham
- Thomas Cooke
- Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
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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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various (see below)
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InstrDetail
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1. voice, flute, piano (alternate version for voice and piano) 2. voice, organ 3. voice, piano
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Extra Information
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Included in the category Vocal Ornamentation. (Second verse in No.1 is a written out variation of first verse; No.2 includes some ossia passages)
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