Songs of the Emigrants (Glover, Charles William)

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Publisher. Info. London: Robert Addison & Co., 1859. Plate 697-702.
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5 more: 2. The Farewell • 3. The Voyage • 4. The Landing • 5. The Homeland • 6. The Home Prayer

Editor Robert A. Hudson
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Misc. Notes No.6 quotes from "God Save the Queen"
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Work Title Songs of the Emigrants
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Composer Glover, Charles William
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICG 36
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 pieces:
  1. The Resolve
    Song: They Stood in the Moonlight
  2. The Farewell
    Ballad: Sweet Vale, Sweet Vale, How Sadly Swells!
  3. The Voyage
    Duet: Away, Away, The Good Ship Flies
  4. The Landing
    Song: Hurrah! The Wide World's Before Us
  5. The Homeland
    Ballad: A Summer's Sun Is Setting
  6. The Home Prayer
    Trio: Oh! Thou, by Whom Alone
First Publication. 1859
Librettist William Henry Bellamy (ca.1800–ca.1866)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano