BRA2832

Title

Subject

Description

America's first secular cantata. Crosby wrote the libretto to music composed for female voices by George F. Root, an instructor at the New York Institution for the Blind who later attained fame for his Civil War songs. The success from this work helped to launch Crosby's career as a songwriter and hymnist.

Creator

Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820–1895 and Crosby, Fanny, 1820–1915

Source

BRA2832. Fanny J. Crosby (1820–1915) and George F. Root (1820–1895). The Flower Queen; or, the Coronation of the Rose. A Cantata in Two Parts. New York: Mason Brothers, 1852.

Relation

American1920

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

English

Type

Hymn

Collection

Fifty Women

Citation

Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820–1895 and Crosby, Fanny, 1820–1915 , “BRA2832,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed December 9, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1565.