The Maid of Honour (Balfe, Michael William)

First Publication 1848
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

Sheet Music

Scores

 In this Old Chair My Father Sat
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Publisher. Info. Boston: W. H. Oakes, n.d.ca. 1840.
Copyright
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

For Piano solo

 Complete score
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Publisher. Info. New York: Atwill, 1847.
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Misc. Notes "Fantasie, introducing the Popular Airs from Balfe's New Opera The Maid of Honor"
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General Information

Work Title The Maid of Honor
Alternative. Title A grand opera in three acts
Composer Balfe, Michael William
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMB 14
First Performance. 1847-12-20 in London at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
(conducted by the composer, with Sims Reeves as Lyonnel)
First Publication. 1848
Librettist Edward Fitzball (1792-1873)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices, chorus, orchestra
Cast
Lyonnel
Lady Henriette
Alison
The Queen
Sir Tristram
Walter
Mixed Chorus
Orchestra
Extra Information Some sources state that this work is based on on Les mousquetaires de la reine by Fromental Halévy. Loewenberg's Annals of Opera and Grove state Fitzball's libretto is based on the same one used in Martha by Flotow, which is also mentioned in Mary-Schell Bacon's 1915 book Operas that Every Child should Know (p.106)
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