Composition: Shakspeare's Dramatic Songs (Linley, William)

Title Shakespeare's Dramatic Songs
Alternative title Shakspeare's Dramatic Songs, Consisting of all the Songs, Duets, Trios and Chorusses, in Character, as Introduced by him in his Various Dramas; the Music, partly New & partly Selected with New Symphonies and Accompaniments for the Piano Forte from the works of Purcell, Fielding, Drs. Boyce, Nares, Arne, Cooke, Messrs. J. Smith, I. S. Smith, T. Linley Junr. and R. I. S. Stevens, to which are prefixed a general Introduction of the Subject and Explanatory Remarks on Each Play, by Wm. Linley Esqr.
Creators William Linley (composer) and William Shakespeare (librettist)
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Instrumentation voice and piano
2 voices and piano
voice, mixed chorus and piano
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Dedication The Old Drury Club, a Social Circle round the Shrine of Shakspeare,; Cherishing his Memory, and Revering his Genius
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Composition types Songs, Duets, Secular choruses, Incidental music, Music history
Language English
Period Classical
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