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Esther, the beautiful queen / William B. Bradbury ; edited by Juanita Karpf.
- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868, composer.
- Series:
- Recent researches in American music ; 38.
- Recent researches in Music Online. 2577-4573.
- Recent researches in American music ; 38
- Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Esther, Queen of Persia--Drama--Songs and music.
- Esther.
- Oratorios--United States--19th century--Scores.
- Oratorios.
- Genre:
- Oratorios.
- Scores.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 score (xxv, 122 pages, 4 pages of plates)) : facsimiles.
- Place of Publication:
- Middleton, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc., 2019.
- Language Note:
- Libretto in English by C. M. Cady, based on the book of Esther and other biblical texts; also printed as text preceding score.
- Summary:
- "William B. Bradbury (1816-68) is best remembered for his contributions to church music and music education. Among his choral compositions, the oratorio Esther, the Beautiful Queen was one of the most popular works during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The work is a rich smorgasbord of mid-nineteenth-century musical styles. In this oratorio, Bradbury combines serious religious idioms with the melodic formulas associated with popular song, as well as dances and operatic elements. As was typical for many works of the time, Bradbury provided only partially notated accompaniments or no accompaniments at all, and these have been realized using cue-sized notes. Based on the score published by the Mason Brothers in 1856, this is the first modern critical edition of Esther, the Beautiful Queen." -- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Oratorio for chorus (SATB), soloists, and piano accompaniment.
- Accompaniment only partially notated by the composer. Contemporary practice likely keyboard(s) and other instruments ad lib.
- "Concerning Esther, and Mordecai, and Haman; and how, in the reign of Artaxerxes, the whole nation of the Jews was in danger of perishing"--P. xiii-xix (from Flavius Josephus).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed December 9, 2019).
- Contains:
- Appendix: Josephus, Flavius. Antiquitates Judaicae. English. Selections.
- Based on: Bible. Esther.
- OCLC:
- 1130719336
- Publisher Number:
- A038 A-R Editions, Inc.
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