The Water-Lily (Cowen, Frederic Hymen)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 10 numbers in a Prologue and 4 Scenes
Composition Year 1892
Genre Categories Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 5 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language

Sheet Music

Vocal Scores

 Title and preliminaries
#181693 - 3.99MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 103×⇩ - Albion

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⇒ 5 more: Prologue • Scene 1 - Morning on the Cornish Coast • Scene 2 - On a Scilly Islet • Scene 3 - On the Cornish Coast • Scene 4 - At Caerleon

 Prologue
#181694 - 28.04MB, 43 (#1-43) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 84×⇩ - Albion

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 Scene 1 - Morning on the Cornish Coast
#181695 - 10.47MB, 17 (#44-60) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 91×⇩ - Albion

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 Scene 2 - On a Scilly Islet
#181696 - 5.47MB, 9 (#61-69) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 82×⇩ - Albion

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 Scene 3 - On the Cornish Coast
#181697 - 7.12MB, 10 (#70-79) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 80×⇩ - Albion

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 Scene 4 - At Caerleon
#181698 - 37.33MB, 56 (#80-135) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 66×⇩ - Albion

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Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1893. Plate 8166.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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General Information

Work Title The Water-Lily
Alternative. Title A Romantic Legend
Composer Cowen, Frederic Hymen
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFC 56
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 10 numbers in a Prologue and 4 Scenes
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1892
First Performance. 1893-10-6 - Norwich Musical Festival
First Publication. 1893
Librettist Joseph Bennett (1831-1911), after William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Soloists (SATBarB), mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra

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Originally intended for the 1892 Leeds Musical Festival but withdrawn by the composer in a dispute over allocated soloists.

Autograph full score: London, British Library, Add. MS 50767 (dated 2nd November 1892).

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