The Water-Lily (Cowen, Frederic Hymen)

		Movements/Sections 10 numbers in a Prologue and 4 Scenes Composition Year 1892 Genre Categories Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 5 voices, mixed chorus, 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; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language

Sheet Music

• Vocal Scores (6)

Vocal Scores

 Title and preliminaries
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 Prologue
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 Scene 1 - Morning on the Cornish Coast
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 Scene 2 - On a Scilly Islet
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 Scene 3 - On the Cornish Coast
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 Scene 4 - At Caerleon
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Publisher Info.:

London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1893. Plate 8166.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	The Water-Lily
Alternative Title	A Romantic Legend

Composer	Cowen, Frederic Hymen
Movements/Sections	10 numbers in a Prologue and 4 Scenes
Year/Date of Composition	1892
First Performance	1893-10-6 - Norwich Musical Festival
First Publication	1893
Librettist	Joseph Bennett (1831-1911), after William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
Language	English
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Soloists (SATBarB), mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra

Misc. Comments

Originally intended for the 1892 Leeds Musical Festival but withdrawn by the composer in a dispute over allocated soloists.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