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''[[The Flower Queen, or The Coronation of the Rose]]'' is a cantata in two parts with a libretto by Frances Jane Crosby (1820-1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Crosby] and a score by George Frederick Root (1820-1895)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frederick_Root]. | ''[[The Flower Queen, or The Coronation of the Rose]]'' is a cantata in two parts with a libretto by Frances Jane Crosby (1820-1915)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Crosby] and a score by George Frederick Root (1820-1895)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frederick_Root]. | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980:p287) mistakenly gives the composer's name as "George F. Boot". | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
Written as a work for teenage girls, it is usually described as a "popular operetta" demonstrative of nineteenth-century American romanticism. The Libretto tells of an old man who has become tired of the world and wishes to become a hermit, but as he is about to retreat to his hut, he is intrigued to hear a chorus singing "Who shall be queen of the flowers?" and comes upon a contest by flowers and is asked to choose the Queen. He picks the rose for her beauty and she in turn persuades him to return to the world and to his duty.[] | Written as a work for teenage girls, it is usually described as a "popular operetta" demonstrative of nineteenth-century American romanticism. The Libretto tells of an old man who has become tired of the world and wishes to become a hermit, but as he is about to retreat to his hut, he is intrigued to hear a chorus singing "Who shall be queen of the flowers?" and comes upon a contest by flowers and is asked to choose the Queen. He picks the rose for her beauty and she in turn persuades him to return to the world and to his duty.[] | ||
| − | The cantata was first performed by the young ladies of Jacob Abbott's Springer Institute on March 11, 1853, followed by a performance by Root's students at the Rutgers Female Institute. Performed an estimated 1,000 times throughout the United States in the first four years after its publication. | + | The cantata was first performed by the young ladies of Jacob Abbott's Springer Institute on March 11, 1853, followed by a performance by Root's students at the Rutgers Female Institute. Performed an estimated 1,000 times throughout the United States in the first four years after its publication. |
| + | The libretto was first published in New York by Mason Brothers in 1853[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044040755175&view=1up&seq=5] and a British version of the musical score was printed in London by Bayley and Ferguson in 1864.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/173055652] | ||
| − | + | ==Translations and adaptations== | |
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1866: Performed ("for friends and relatives only") in the school building during May as their ''pièce de resistance'' by the vocal music classes of the [[Solomon and Amm's School]], directed by [[Mr Ashley]] . | ||
| − | + | == Sources == | |
Facsimile version of the original published libretto, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044040755175&view=1up&seq=5] | Facsimile version of the original published libretto, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044040755175&view=1up&seq=5] | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frederick_Root | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frederick_Root | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.287 | ||
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Revision as of 07:04, 28 December 2019
The Flower Queen, or The Coronation of the Rose is a cantata in two parts with a libretto by Frances Jane Crosby (1820-1915)[1] and a score by George Frederick Root (1820-1895)[2].
F.C.L. Bosman (1980:p287) mistakenly gives the composer's name as "George F. Boot".
Contents
The original text
Written as a work for teenage girls, it is usually described as a "popular operetta" demonstrative of nineteenth-century American romanticism. The Libretto tells of an old man who has become tired of the world and wishes to become a hermit, but as he is about to retreat to his hut, he is intrigued to hear a chorus singing "Who shall be queen of the flowers?" and comes upon a contest by flowers and is asked to choose the Queen. He picks the rose for her beauty and she in turn persuades him to return to the world and to his duty.[]
The cantata was first performed by the young ladies of Jacob Abbott's Springer Institute on March 11, 1853, followed by a performance by Root's students at the Rutgers Female Institute. Performed an estimated 1,000 times throughout the United States in the first four years after its publication.
The libretto was first published in New York by Mason Brothers in 1853[3] and a British version of the musical score was printed in London by Bayley and Ferguson in 1864.[4]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1866: Performed ("for friends and relatives only") in the school building during May as their pièce de resistance by the vocal music classes of the Solomon and Amm's School, directed by Mr Ashley .
Sources
Facsimile version of the original published libretto, Hathi Trust Digital Library[5]
https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/173055652
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Crosby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frederick_Root
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.287
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
