The Fairies of the Hills (Ensign, James L.)

Incipit	Right joyous sprites and blythe be we
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
First Publication	1855 – New York: William Hall & Son
Genre Categories	Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For female chorus, piano; Scores featuring female chorus; Scores featuring the piano; For chorus with keyboard; English language

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Publisher. Info.	New York: William Hall & Son, 1855. Plate 3467.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Work Title	The Fairies of the Hills
Alternative. Title	Cantata for Female Voices. Also "Faries of the Hills".
Composer	Ensign, James L.
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJE 2
Key	G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
First Performance.	1856-February 7 at Maplewood Young Ladies' Institute (or earlier.)
First Publication.	1855 – New York: William Hall & Son
Librettist	Joseph Edward Adams Smith (1822–1896) (as Godfrey Greylock, pseud.)
Language	English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Soloists, semi-choruses, women's chorus, piano

A libretto dated Feb. 7 1856 is recorded as in Chapin Library but unavailable at Williams College Libraries.