The Oysterman (Hatton, John Liptrot)

Incipit	It was a tall young oysterman liv’d by the river side
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
First Publication	1849 – Boston: Oliver Ditson (Plate 1667)
Genre Categories	Ballads; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; English language

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Publisher. Info.	Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1849. Plate 1667.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Work Title	The Oysterman
Alternative. Title	Affecting Ballad of the Oysterman
Composer	Hatton, John Liptrot
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJH 9
Key	G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
First Publication.	1849 – Boston: Oliver Ditson (Plate 1667)
Librettist	Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) (The Ballad of the Oysterman (1830))
Language	English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voice, piano

"Composed and Sung by J.L. Hatton."

Seem- libretto and music- in a few ways perhaps? inspired by Schubert's Erlkönig (not a bad choice for inspiration.)