Composition: Beautiful Dreamer (Foster, Stephen)
| Title | Beautiful Dreamer |
| Alternative title | Serenade |
| Creators | Stephen Foster (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1862 |
| First published | 1865 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Serenades |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | mixed chorus and orchestra | Robert A. Hudson |
| view | Complete | voice, mixed chorus and piano | Thomas Crampton |
| view | Complete | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | William Meredith |
| view | Complete | flute, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Complete | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Complete | 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Complete | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Complete | piano | Adolph Baumbach |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Gobbaerts |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Pond | 1864 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Chorus Score (SATB/Piano) · view Clarinet and Trumpet 1 (B) · view Clarinet and Trumpet 2 (B) · view Bass Clarinet (B) · view Alto Saxophone (E) · view Baritone Saxophone (E) · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos I · view Cellos II · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice, mixed chorus and piano |
Pitman | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Clarinet · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe · view Clarinet · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bass Clarinet · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Pond | 1865 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Pond | 1879 | Complete Score · view |
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