The composer set to work, and finished the score on 1 September 1889.

Many of his libretti were set several times by different composers.

He also wrote a few plays, and some songs which were set to music by eminent composers.

But nearly every important German-speaking composer of the 19th century set the texts to song.

The composer set to work on the overture with great speed, completing it in three days.

He also produced at least one libretto, and several of his poems have been set to music by composers.

The latter two composers notably set Mills' own poems to music.

Many composers have set the poems of Thomas Moore to music.

In the 16th century, more and more composers set the Requiem mass.

The composers selected for the opening weekend set the tone for the summer.