Product Description
The score is formatted for 8.5 X 14 (legal) size paper and
is 67 pages. The parts are formatted for 8.5 X 11 (letter) size paper.
Duration: 16 minutes
Written in 1783 by English composer William Shield to a
famous libretto by Irish playwright John OKeeffe, The Poor Soldier was a hit at its premier in November 1783 at
Covent Garden in London. Quickly
reaching American theaters by the following year, it became a frequently
performed American Colonial musical theater piece, remaining in the repertory
for over fifty years. So popular were the tunes from The Poor Soldier that even as late as 1850, some of the operas
songs were music hall staples.
Apparently George Washington adored this work and had excerpts performed
for him at Mount Vernon.
In 2008 I was hired to reconstruct the opera the The Poor Soldier from a series of piano
sketches and individually sold arias dating back to the late eighteen hundreds.
The 2008 production was premiered at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
by Musicians of Maalwyck.
This band suite was created in 2010 and premiered by the
Capital Region Wind Ensemble.
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