Singerman Entry
Singerman ID#supp2759
Bradbury, William Batchelder. Esther, the Beautiful Queen. A Sacred Cantata. Words by C. M. Cady. Music Composed by Wm. B. Bradbury. Including Special Directions for Chorus Organization and Costuming by R. W. Seager. Revised for Dramatic Presentation and Furnished with Additional Songs and Choruses by Leon Keach. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co.; New York: C. H. Ditson & Co.; Chicago: Lyon & Healy; Boston: John C. Haynes & Co.; Philadelphia: J. E. Ditson & Co., cMDCCCXCVI. score (81 p.).
Notes
" of the original matter has been omitted and many new choruses and solos have been added, greatly enhancing its value as a cantata, with or without dramatic action, for church entertainments and musical conventions" (from the "Preface"). See also entries