Composition: The Masque at Kenilworth, Op. 4 (Sullivan, Arthur)

Title	The Masque at Kenilworth
Alternative title	Kenilworth, a Masque of the Days of Queen Elizabeth
Creators	Arthur Sullivan (composer) and Henry Fothergill Chorley (librettist)
Opus	Op.4
Instrumentation	voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements	9
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Composed	1864
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Dedication	Michael Costa with affection & respect
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Composition types	Masques
Language	English
Period	Romantic
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Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
1. Introduction: A Summer Night (Instrumental)	—	—	—
2. Solo and Chorus. "Hark! The Sound that Hails a King"	—	—	—
3. Song. "I have slept beneath the water"	—	—	—
4. Quartet. "Let Fauns the cymbal ring"	—	—	—
5. Women's Chorus: Slow Dance with a Burthen	—	—	—
6. Song. "I am a ruler on the sea"	—	—	—
7. Scene from The Merchant of Venice (Act Vscene i): "How sweet the moonlight sleeps"	—	—	—
8. A Brisk Dance (Instrumental)	—	—	—
9. Solo and Chorus: "After banquet, play, and riot" ... "Sleep, great Queen!"	—	—	—

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view	Complete	vocal score	Chappell	—	Complete Score · view Complete Score (alternate grayscale scan) · view Title page and Introductory matter · view Color cover · view

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