Composer: Charles Villiers StanfordLibrettist: Henry Wadsworth LongfellowYear of Composition: 1871Premiere Performance: Unpublished/Unperformed in its entirety - only known performance was Act I Scene 3 Serenade [Song of the Summer Night] by the Cambridge University Music Society on Tuesday, May 27, 1873 with the composer conducting.Duration: See individual audio filesVoices: SoloInstrumentation: 2.2.2.1.2 - 2.2.2.1 - Timp. - B.D. - Cymbal - StringsAutograph Manuscript: Royal College of Music Library - MS 4143View Autograph ManuscriptVocal Score: Composer did not prepare a vocal score - Vocal Score available for download was prepared by the EHMSDate Added to EHMS: March 28, 2026

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Full and Vocal Scores
Full Score 16.43/01Download Full Score [A3]
Vocal Score 16.43/02Download Vocal Score [A4]
Parts
All Parts16.43/03Download All Parts [48 MB][10 x 13]
 
Woodwinds
Flute 1Download Flute 1
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Oboe 1Download Oboe 1
Oboe 2Download Oboe 2
Clarinet 1Download Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2Download Clarinet 2
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Bassoon 1Download Bassoon 1
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Brass
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Horn 2Download Horn 2
Trumpet 1Download Trumpet 1
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Percussion
TimpaniDownload Timpani
Bass Drum / CymbalDownload Cymbal
Strings
Violin IDownload Violin I
Violin IIDownload Violin II
ViolaDownload Viola
VioloncelloDownload Cello
Double BassDownload Double Bass
Digital Audio File(s)
1. 1. OvertureDownload/Play Audio
2. 2. Act I Scene 3 - SerenadeDownload/Play Audio
3. 3. Act I Scene 5 - Hypolito's SongDownload/Play Audio
4. 4. Entr'acte (Act II)Download/Play Audio
5. 5. Act II Scene 10 - Song [Serenade]Download/Play Audio
6. 6. Act III Scene 1 - Song [Hypolito]Download/Play Audio
7. 7. Act III Scene 2 - Ballet MusicDownload/Play Audio
8. 8. Act III Scene 6 - Song [Muleteer]Download/Play Audio