Composer: Horatio ParkerLibrettist: Isabella ParkerYear of Composition: 1898Premiere Performance: New York Oratorio Society - Carnegie Hall - April 15, 1898Duration: 1 hr 40 min (approx.)Voices: Offerus (Bass), The King/The Hermit (Tenor), The Queen/The Angel (Soprano), Satan (High Baritone or Robust Tenor), The Child (Boy's voice), SATB ChorusInstrumentation: 3 Fl / (Picc.) 2 Ob. /(E.H.) 2 Cl. BCl. 3 Bn / (Cbn) | 4 Hn. 3 Tpt. 3 Tbn. Tba | Timp | Perc. | Hp | Org | Strings Autograph Manuscript: Royal College of Music Library, London MS 5152aView Autograph ManuscriptVocal Score: Novello's Original Octavo Edition no. 8269, Novello, Ewer & Co., 1898Date Added to EHMS: August 23, 2025

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