Phoenix Expirans (Chadwick, George Whitefield)

		Movements/Sections 5 sections Chorus (Molto moderato. Dolente) - "Hear me my plaints repeat" Soprano Solo and Chorus (Poco allegretto) - "Let flowers their strengths impart" Quartet (Andante. Semplice) - "If love pain may be" Chorus (Allegro moderato) - "Why love dost thou torment?" Chorus (Allegro spiritoso) - "Burst thou thy bonds, Oh soul!" Composition Year 1891 Genre Categories Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 4 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 bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language; Latin language

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Translator:

John Lord Hayes (1812–1887)

Publisher Info.:

Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1892. Plate A.P.S. 2386.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

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General Information

Work Title	Phoenix Expirans
Alternative Title	The Dying Phoenix

Composer	Chadwick, George Whitefield
Movements/Sections	5 sections Chorus (Molto moderato. Dolente) - "Hear me my plaints repeat" Soprano Solo and Chorus (Poco allegretto) - "Let flowers their strengths impart" Quartet (Andante. Semplice) - "If love pain may be" Chorus (Allegro moderato) - "Why love dost thou torment?" Chorus (Allegro spiritoso) - "Burst thou thy bonds, Oh soul!"
Year/Date of Composition	1891
First Performance	1892-05-05 in Springfield (Mass.), Music Festival of the Hampden County Musical Association: Corrine Moore Lawson (soprano), Julie E. Wyman (alto), Whitney Mockridge (tenor), Max Heinrich (baritone), The Association Chorus, Boston Festival Orchestra, George Whitefield Chadwick (conductor)
First Publication	1892 – Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt
Language	Latin and English
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes (one doubling English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons + 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones + timpani + organ + strings

Misc. Comments

Composed for the 1892 Springfield Festival.