The Story of the Cross (Buck, Dudley)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	14
Composition Year	1892
Genre Categories	Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For voices, mixed chorus, organ; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the organ; For voices and chorus with keyboard; English language

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Publisher. Info.	G. Schirmer’s Collection of Oratorios and Cantatas New York: G. Schirmer, 1896. Plate 10123.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Work Title	The Story of the Cross
Alternative. Title	Cantata for Lenten Use
Composer	Buck, Dudley
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IDB 56
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	14
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1892
First Performance.	1896-03-29 (Palm Sunday) in Taunton, Massachusetts, St. Thomas Church Walter J. Clemson, conducting.
First Publication.	1896 – New York City: G. Schirmer
Librettist	Bible, Claude de Santeüil (opening stanza), Jacopone da Todi poss.
Language	English
Dedication	Geo. Foster Peabody Esq., New York City
Average DurationAvg. Duration	45–50 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices, chorus, organ

Premiere (or early performance at least) - see The Organist and Choirmaster, Volume 4, May 15 1896, page 5.

Date 1892 according to N. Lee Orr, Dudley Buck (2008).