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Additional authors

1. Burns, Robert, 1759-1796.
2. Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), 1786-1855.

Description

1. 15, 2 leaves.; 29 cm.

Uniform title

1. Jolly beggars. Libretto. English.

Alternative title

1. Jolly beggars.

Subject

1. Cantatas, Secular > Librettos
2. Typescripts
3. Librettos
4. Operas > Librettos

Genre/Form

1. Typescripts.
2. Librettos.

Call number

1. JNF 74-108

Note

1. Typescript.
2. On. t. p. in ink: Revised by M. W. H.
3. On cover in ink: Original libretto augmented for stage direction.
4. "Commissioned by Canadian Festivals, 1928 ... The ... adaptation is an attempt to convert the work from its original cantata form into an operatic convention suitable for dramatic presentation ... Two thirds of the music in the score is fresh material, orchestrated ... by M. Wood-Hill." - Pref.
5. Based on the edition set to music by Henry Bishop in 1818. Cf. Grove.

Author

1. Hill, Mabel Wood, 1870-1954.

Title

1. The jolly beggars, by Robert Burns.

Imprint

1. [n. p. 193-?]

Added author

1. Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. Jolly beggars.
2. Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), 1786-1855. Jolly beggars.

Research call number

1. JNF 74-108