St John the Baptist (1873 Macfarren / Monk), oratorio
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St John the Baptist (1873) is an oratorio by George Alexander Macfarren (mus.) and Edwin George Monk (libr.).
Abstract
An oratorio on the Life of John the Baptist. The characters are: John the Baptist (baritone), Herod Antipas (tenor), Salome (soprano), Narrator (contralto) + mixed chorus (SATB) and Orchestra.
Editions, performances
Published in London, England: Luca, 1873.
Premiered at the Bristol Musical Festival in Bristol, England: Colston Hall, 23 October 1873. The work was first given in London, England: Exeter Hall, 20 March 1874.
Synopsis
- Part I: The Desert (John's Preaching; Christ's Baptism)
- Part II: Machaerus (Herod's Feast; John's Execution)
External links
Categories:
- 1873
- Fiction--1850s
- Fiction--English
- Music--1850s
- Oratorios
- English language--1850s
- Made in the 1870s
- Second Temple Studies--1850s
- Second Temple Studies--Fiction
- Second Temple Studies--English
- Christian Origins Studies--1850s
- Christian Origins Studies--Fiction
- Christian Origins Studies--English
- Life of John the Baptist (subject)
- John the Baptist (subject)
- John the Baptist--music (subject)
- Herod Antipas--music (subject)
- Salome--music (subject)