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==Abstract== | ==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== | |||
Premiered in London | 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== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://imslp.org/wiki/St._John_the_Baptist_(Macfarren,_George_Alexander) IMSLP] | |||
[[Category:1873| Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Fiction|1873 Macfarren]] | [[Category:1873| Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category:Music|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Fiction--1850s|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Fiction--English|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Music--1850s|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Oratorios|1873 Macfarren]] | [[Category:Oratorios|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:English language--1850s|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Made in the 1870s| 1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category:Second Temple Studies--1850s|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Second Temple Studies|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Second Temple Studies--Fiction|1873 Macfarren]] | [[Category:Second Temple Studies--Fiction|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category:Second Temple Studies--English|1873 Macfarren]] | [[Category:Second Temple Studies--English|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Christian Origins Studies--1850s|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Christian Origins Studies--Fiction|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Christian Origins Studies--English|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Life of John the Baptist (subject)|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category:John the Baptist (subject)|1873 Macfarren]] | [[Category:John the Baptist (subject)|1873 Macfarren]] | ||
[[Category:John the Baptist--music (subject)|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Herod Antipas--music (subject)|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
[[Category:Salome--music (subject)|1873 Macfarren]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:09, 29 March 2017
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)