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Reginald De Koven
Henry Louis Reginald De KovenVictorian operettist |
Born April 3, 1859, Middletown, Connecticut Died January 16, 1920, Chicago, Illinois |
| About Reginald De Koven |
Reginald De Koven was a prolific writer of operettas in the Gilbert and Sullivan style around the turn of the century; his best known work, Robin Hood, was performed around the country, and its best known song, "O Promise Me" (actually a later interpolation into Robin Hood's score) remained a wedding standard until fairly recently. DeKoven also tried his hand at two more traditional operas, both written in a comic-opera style and both with libretti by well-known poet and dramatist Percy MacKaye.
| Operas |
- The Canterbury Pilgrims, opera in four acts
Libretto by Percy Mackaye after The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
March 8, 1917, Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York - Rip Van Winkle
Libretto by Percy MacKaye.
January 2, 1920, Chicago, Illinois
| Other Selected Works |
- Robin Hood, comic opera in three acts
Libretto by Harry B. Smith.
June 9, 1890, Chicago Opera House, Chicago, Illinois
| Download music |
Robin Hood (1890)
Piano-Vocal Score
A new edition of the piano-vocal score, prepared by usopera.com
2. Tis the morning of the fair: Finale | PDF
8. When a peer makes love to a damsel fair: Finale | PDF
12. And it's will ye quaff with me (Song of Brown October Ale): Finale | PDF
13. Oh promise me: Finale | PDF
19. Let hammer on anvil ring: Finale | PDF
23. When life seems made of pains and pangs: Finale | PDF
The Canterbury Pilgrims (1917)
Piano-vocal score
Scanned pages from the original 1916 public domain score
1. Overture and Act One: PDF
| Discography |
Search for recordings of the music of Reginald De Koven at Amazon.com
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