List of compositions by Edward Elgar
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Compositions
Works are shown in opus number order (Op. 1-90), followed by date order (1867–1933) for those without opus number. The list includes works which are incomplete and unpublished.Op. | Year | Title | Genre | 2. "Ave Maria"/"Jesu, Lord of Life and Glory" 3. "Ave Maris Stella"/"Jesu, Meek and Lowly" | — | — | Novello | |
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2.1 | 1902 | "Ave verum corpus" / "Jesu, Word of God Incarnate" |
church | motet/anthem choir and organ, written 1887 |
'In Memoriam - W. A. obit Jany.27:1887.' (William Allen) | Eucharistic Hymn Ave verum Corpus Ave verum corpus is a short Eucharistic hymn that has been set to music by various composers. It dates from the 14th century and has been attributed to Popes Innocent III, Innocent IV and Innocent VI.... |
Novello | |
2.2 | 1907 | "Ave Maria" / "Jesu, Lord of Life and Glory" |
church | motet/anthem choir and organ, written 1887 |
Mrs H. A. Leicester | Eucharistic Hymn Hail Mary The Angelic Salutation, Hail Mary, or Ave Maria is a traditional biblical Catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Hail Mary is used within the Catholic Church, and it forms the basis of the Rosary... |
Novello | |
2.3 | 1907 | "Ave Maris Stella" / "Jesu, Meek and Lowly" |
church | motet/anthem choir and organ, written 1887 |
Rev. Canon Dolman, O.S.B., Hereford | Eucharistic Hymn Ave Maris Stella Ave Maris Stella is a plainsong Vespers hymn to Mary. It is of uncertain origin and can be dated back at least as far as the eighth century. It was especially popular in the Middle Ages and has been used by many composers as the basis of other compositions... |
Novello | |
3 | 1912 | Cantique | keyboard | organ, originally the wind quintet Andante Arioso (1879), arr. organ and for orchestra | Hugh Blair Hugh Blair (composer) Hugh Blair was an English musician, composer and organist.He was Organist of Worcester Cathedral from 1895 to 1897, having been Acting Organist before that time... |
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4 | 1883 | Three pieces | chamber | violin and piano 1. Idylle Idylle (Elgar) Idylle is a piece for violin and piano composed by Edward Elgar in 1884, as his Opus 4, No. 1. It has appended to the title the further description . It was Elgar's first published work.... (Esquisse Façile) 2. Pastourelle 3. Virelai |
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4.1 | 1883 | Idylle Idylle (Elgar) Idylle is a piece for violin and piano composed by Edward Elgar in 1884, as his Opus 4, No. 1. It has appended to the title the further description . It was Elgar's first published work.... (Esquisse Façile) |
chamber | violin and piano | E. E., Inverness | — | Beare, Ashdown |
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4.2 | 1883 | Pastourelle | chamber | violin and piano | Miss Hilda Fitton, Malvern | — | Swan, Novello |
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4.3 | 1883 | Virelai | chamber | violin and piano | Frank W. Webb | — | Swan, Novello |
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5 | 1903 | Two songs | song | voice and piano 1. "A War Song A War Song "A War Song", originally called "A Soldier's Song", was a poem written by C. Flavell Hayward and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1884.... " 2. unknown |
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5.1 | 1903 | "A War Song A War Song "A War Song", originally called "A Soldier's Song", was a poem written by C. Flavell Hayward and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1884.... " |
song | voice and piano, originally "A Soldier’s Song" (1884) | F. G. P., Worcester (Frederick G. Pedley) |
C. Flavell Hayward | Boosey | |
5.2 | 1903 | unknown | song | voice and piano | — | — | — | |
6 | 1878-81 | Wind Quintets | chamber | Harmony Music for wind quintet: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon/cello see Op. 6.1 — Op. 6.6 1. Six Promenades 2. Harmony Music (1—7) 3. Five Intermezzos 4. Four Dances 5. Andante con Variazioni "Evesham Andante" 6. Adagio Cantabile "Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup" pub. posth., first perf. 1934, see also Peckham March (1877) for the same group |
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6.1 | 1878 | Six Promenades | chamber | Harmony Music for wind quintet: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon/cello I. Moderato e molto maestoso II. Moderato ”Madame Taussaud's" III. Presto IV. Andante "Somniferous" V. Allegro molto VI. Allegro Maestoso "Hell and Tommy" |
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6.2 | 1879-81 | Harmony Music | chamber | for wind quintet: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon/cello, - all from 1879 except VII. I. Allegro Molto II. Allegro non tanto III. (Allegro) (incomplete) IV. Allegro molto "The Farm Yard" V. 1. Allegro moderato "The Mission"; 2. Menuetto and Trio ; 3. Andante "Noah's Ark"; 4. Finale (Allegro) VI. Allegro Molto; Andante Arioso (re-scored as Cantique, Op. 3) VII. Allegro; Scherzo—Allegro Giusto (1881) |
Frank Exton (No. I) W. B. Leicester (II) Frank Elgar (III) |
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6.3 | 1879 | Five Intermezzos | chamber | Harmony Music for wind quintet: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon/cello 1. Allegro moderato "The Farmyard" 2. Adagio Solenne 3. Allegretto "Nancy" 4. Andante con moto 5. Allegretto |
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6.4 | 1879 | Four Dances | chamber | Harmony Music for wind quintet: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon/cello 1. Menuetto 2. Gavotte "The Alphonsa" 3. Sarabande - Largo 4. Gigue - Allegro |
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6.5 | 1879 | Andante con Variazione "Evesham Andante" | chamber | Harmony Music for wind quintet: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon/cello |
'H. A. L.' (Hubert Leicester) | — | — | |
6.6 | 1879 | Adagio Cantabile "Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup was a medicinal product formula compounded by Mrs. Charlotte N. Winslow and first marketed by her son-in-law Jeremiah Curtis and Benjamin A. Perkins in Bangor, Maine, USA in 1849. The formula consisted of morphine sulphate , sodium carbonate, spirits foeniculi, and... " |
chamber | Harmony Music for wind quintet: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon/cello |
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7 | 1884 | Sevillaña Sevillana (Elgar) Sevillana, or, as the composer titled it Sevillaña , is a short piece for orchestra by the English composer Edward Elgar written in 1884 and published as his Op. 7. It was first published by Tuckwood, with the composer's revision of 1889 published by Ascherberg in 1895. It was dedicated to W. C... |
orchestral | — | W. C. Stockley | — | Tuckwood, Ascherberg |
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8 | 1888 | Quartet | chamber | string quartet, destroyed | — | — | — | |
9 | 1884? | Violin Sonata | chamber | violin and piano, destroyed | — | — | — | |
10 | 1899 | Three Characteristic Pieces | orchestral | 1. Mazurka 2. Sérénade Mauresque 3. Contrasts: The Gavotte A.D. 1700 and 1900 |
Lady Mary Lygon | — | Novello | |
10.1 | 1899 | Mazurka | orchestral | — | Lady Mary Lygon | — | Novello | |
10.2 | 1899 | Sérénade Mauresque | orchestral | — | Lady Mary Lygon | — | Novello | |
10.3 | 1899 | Contrasts: The Gavotte A.D. 1700 and 1900 | orchestral | — | Lady Mary Lygon | — | Novello | |
11 | 1894 | Sursum corda (Élévation) | orchestral | strings, brass, timpani and organ | H. Dyke Acland, Malvern | — | Schott | |
12 | 1888 | Salut d'Amour Salut d'Amour Salut d’Amour, Op. 12, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar in 1888, originally written for violin and piano.-History:Elgar finished the piece in July 1888, when he was engaged to be married to Caroline Alice Roberts, and he called it "Liebesgruss" because of Miss Roberts’ fluency in German... (Liebesgruss) |
chamber | violin and piano also for piano, orchestra and numerous arrangements |
à Carice (C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... ) |
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13 | 1889-90 | Two pieces | chamber | violin and piano 1. Mot d'Amour (1889) 2. Bizarrerie (1890) |
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13.1 | 1889 | Mot d'Amour | chamber | violin and piano first pub. as Liebesahnung, companion piece to Liebesgruss |
Alice (C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... ) |
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13.2 | 1890 | Bizarrerie | chamber | violin and piano | Fred Ward | — | Ascherberg | |
14 | 1890 | Vesper Voluntaries | keyboard | organ Introduction, 1. Andante, 2. Allegro, 3. Andantino (from Quartet in D, 1888), 4. Allegro piacevole, 5. Poco lento, 6. Moderato, 7. Allegretto pensoso, 8. Poco allegro, Coda |
Mrs W. A. Raikes | — | Ascherberg | |
15 | 1897-99 | Two pieces | chamber | violin and piano 1. Chanson de Nuit Chanson de Nuit Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1897, though it is considered that it was almost certainly written in 1889 or 1890.... 2. Chanson de Matin Chanson de Matin Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899, though it is thought that it was almost certainly written in 1889 or 1890.... |
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15.1 | 1897 | Chanson de Nuit Chanson de Nuit Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1897, though it is considered that it was almost certainly written in 1889 or 1890.... |
chamber | violin and piano, also orchestra (1899), numerous arrangements |
F. Ehrke, M.D. | — | Novello | |
15.2 | 1899 | Chanson de Matin Chanson de Matin Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899, though it is thought that it was almost certainly written in 1889 or 1890.... |
chamber | violin and piano, also orchestra (1901), numerous arrangements |
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16 | 1885-94 | Three songs | song | voice and piano, repub. 1907 in Seven Lieder Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... 1. "The Shepherd's Song The Shepherd's Song ”The Shepherd’s Song” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892. The words are by Barry Pain.The manuscript is dated 22 August 1892.The song was first published in 1895 by Tuckwood as his Op. 16 No.1, then in 1896 by Ascherberg... " (1892) 2. "Through the Long Days Through the Long Days ”Through the Long Days” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1885 as his Op.16, No.2. The words are from a poem by the American writer and statesman John Hay.... " (1885) 3. Rondel Rondel (Elgar) ”Rondel” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1894 as his Op.16, No.3. The words are by Longfellow, a translation of a Rondel by Froissart. The manuscript is dated 4 January 1894.... (1894) |
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16.1 | 1892 | "The Shepherd's Song The Shepherd's Song ”The Shepherd’s Song” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892. The words are by Barry Pain.The manuscript is dated 22 August 1892.The song was first published in 1895 by Tuckwood as his Op. 16 No.1, then in 1896 by Ascherberg... " |
song | voice and piano, repub. 1907 in Seven Lieder Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... |
— | Barry Pain Barry Pain Barry Eric Odell Pain was an English journalist, poet and writer.-Biography:Born in Cambridge, Barry Pain was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a prominent contributor to The Granta... |
Tuckwood, Ascherberg |
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16.2 | 1885 | "Through the Long Days Through the Long Days ”Through the Long Days” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1885 as his Op.16, No.2. The words are from a poem by the American writer and statesman John Hay.... " |
song | voice and piano, repub. 1907 in Seven Lieder Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... |
— | John Hay John Hay John Milton Hay was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln.-Early life:... |
Weber, Ascherberg |
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16.3 | 1894 | "Rondel Rondel (Elgar) ”Rondel” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1894 as his Op.16, No.3. The words are by Longfellow, a translation of a Rondel by Froissart. The manuscript is dated 4 January 1894.... " |
song | voice and piano, repub. 1907 in Seven Lieder Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... |
— | Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline... , after Froissart |
Ascherberg | |
17 | 1891 | La Capricieuse | chamber | violin and piano | Fred Ward | — | Breitkopf & Härtel | |
18 | 1890 | Three part-songs | part-song | SATB unacc. 1. "O Happy Eyes" 2. "Love" 3. "My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land" |
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18.1 | 1890 | "O Happy Eyes" | part-song | SATB unacc. | — | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
Novello | |
18.2 | 1890 | "Love" | part-song | SATB unacc. | C. A. E. (C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... ) |
Arthur Maquarie | Novello | |
18.3 | 1890 | "My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land" | part-song | SATB unacc. | Rev. J. Hampton | Andrew Lang Andrew Lang Andrew Lang was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.- Biography :Lang was born in Selkirk... |
Novello | |
19 | 1890 | Froissart Froissart Overture (Elgar) Froissart, Op 19, is a concert overture by Edward Elgar, inspired by the 14th century chronicles of Jean Froissart, to which Elgar had been attracted through mention of them in Walter Scott's Old Mortality.-History:... |
orchestral | concert overture | — | — | Novello | |
20 | 1888-92 | Serenade Serenade for Strings (Elgar) Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20, is a piece for string orchestra in three short movements, by Edward Elgar.It was written in March 1892 and first performed in private in that year, by the Worcester Ladies' Orchestral Class, with the composer conducting. It received its first public... |
orchestral | string orchestra, revised version of Three Pieces for string orchestra 1. Allegro piacevole 2. Larghetto 3. Allegretto |
W. H. Whinfield | — | Breitkopf & Härtel | |
21 | 1899 | Minuet | orchestral | originally for piano 1897 | Paul Kilburn | — | Joseph Williams | |
22 | 1892 | Very Melodious Exercises in the First Position | chamber | violin and piano | May Grafton | — | Chanot, Laudy |
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23 | 1892 | "Spanish Serenade" | part-song | "Stars of the Summer Night". SATB acc. 2 violins and piano, also acc. orchestra 1893 |
— | Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline... |
Novello | |
24 | 1892 | Études caractéristiques | chamber | violin solo | Adolphe Pollitzer Adolf Pollitzer Adolf Pollitzer, also Adolph Pollitzer was a Hungarian Jewish violinist.In 1842, he left Budapest for Vienna, where he studied the violin under Joseph Böhm at the Vienna Conservatory; and in his 14th year he took the first prize at the Conservatory. After a concert tour in Germany, he went to... |
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25 | 1889-92 | The Black Knight The Black Knight (Elgar) The Black Knight, Op. 25 is a symphony/cantata for orchestra and chorus written by Edward Elgar in 1889-1893. The librettist borrows from Longfellow's translation of the ballad Der schwarze Ritter by Ludwig Uhland.-Purpose:... |
choral | symphony/cantata for chorus and orchestra, poem by Uhland, tr. Longfellow | Hugh Blair Hugh Blair (composer) Hugh Blair was an English musician, composer and organist.He was Organist of Worcester Cathedral from 1895 to 1897, having been Acting Organist before that time... |
Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline... |
Novello | |
26 | 1894 | Two part-songs | part-song | SSA acc. 2 violins and piano 1. "The Snow" 2. "Fly, Singing Bird" |
Mrs E. B. Fitton, Malvern | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
Novello | |
26.1 | 1894 | "The Snow" | part-song | SSA acc. 2 violins and piano, also other vocal arrangements and with orchestra |
Mrs E. B. Fitton, Malvern | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
Novello | |
26.2 | 1894 | "Fly, Singing Bird" | part-song | SSA acc. 2 violins and piano, also other vocal arrangements and with orchestra |
Mrs E. B. Fitton, Malvern | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
Novello | |
27 | 1895-96 | From the Bavarian Highlands | choral | choral-songs SATB and orchestra 1. "The Dance" (Sonnenbichl) 2. "False Love" (Wamberg) 3. "Lullaby" (In Hammersbach) 4. "Aspiration" (Bei Sankt Anton) 5. "On the Alm" 'True Love'(Hoch Alp) 6. "The Marksmen (Bei Murnau Murnau am Staffelsee Murnau am Staffelsee is a market town in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region of Bavaria, Germany.Murnau is situated on the edge of the Bavarian alps, approx. 70 km south of Munich. Directly to its west is the Staffelsee lake.-History:Murnau was first documented in... )" Nos. 1, 3 and 6 arr. for orchestra as Three Bavarian Dances |
Mr and Mrs Henry Slingsby Bethell, Garmisch, Bavaria | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... , adapted from Bavarian folksongs |
Joseph Williams | |
27 | 1898 | Three Bavarian Dances | orchestral | songs from From the Bavarian Highlands arranged for orchestra 1. "The Dance" (Sonnenbichl) 2. "Lullaby" (In Hammersbach) 3. "The Marksmen (Bei Murnau Murnau am Staffelsee Murnau am Staffelsee is a market town in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region of Bavaria, Germany.Murnau is situated on the edge of the Bavarian alps, approx. 70 km south of Munich. Directly to its west is the Staffelsee lake.-History:Murnau was first documented in... )" also for piano solo, and violin and piano |
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28 | 1898 | Organ Sonata in G Organ Sonata (Elgar) The Sonata in G major, Op 28 is Sir Edward Elgar's first sonata composed for the organ and first performed on 8 July 1895. It also exists in an arrangement for full orchestra made after Elgar's death... |
keyboard | organ | Dr. C. Swinnerton Heap | — | Breitkopf | |
29 | 1896 | The Light of Life | choral | (Lux Christi) soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra |
Dr. C. Swinnerton Heap | Rev. E. Capel-Cure, adapted from the Scriptures |
Novello | |
30 | 1896 | Scenes From The Saga Of King Olaf | choral | cantata for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra incl. part-song "As torrents in summer" pub. separately |
— | Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline... and Harry Arbuthnot Acworth |
Novello | |
31 | 1900 | Two songs | song | voice and piano 1. "After After (Elgar) ”After” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1895, as his Op.31, No.1, with the words from a poem by Philip Bourke Marston.The manuscript is dated 21 June 1895.... " 2. "A Song of Flight A Song of Flight "A Song of Flight" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1895, as his Op.31, No.2, with the words from a poem by Christina Rossetti.... " |
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31.1 | 1900 | "After After (Elgar) ”After” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1895, as his Op.31, No.1, with the words from a poem by Philip Bourke Marston.The manuscript is dated 21 June 1895.... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Philip Bourke Marston Philip Bourke Marston Philip Bourke Marston was an English poet.He was born in London. His father, John Westland Marston , wrote verse dramas, and was a friend of Dickens, Macready and Charles Kean. Philip's godparents were Philip James Bailey and Dinah Mulock... |
Boosey | |
31.2 | 1900 | "A Song of Flight A Song of Flight "A Song of Flight" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1895, as his Op.31, No.2, with the words from a poem by Christina Rossetti.... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Christina Rossetti Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems... |
Boosey | |
32 | 1897 | Imperial March | orchestral | for the Diamond Jubilee Diamond Jubilee A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary in the case of a person or a 75th anniversary in the case of an event.- Thailand :... of the Queen's accession, also arr. piano |
for H.M. Queen Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.... |
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33 | 1897 | The Banner of St. George | choral | ballad for chorus and orchestra | — | Shapcott Wensley Shapcott Wensley Shapcott Wensley was the pseudonym of the English author and poet Henry Shapcott Bunce .- Life :He was born in Bristol in the summer of 1854. He died in Bristol on 1 June 1917. He married a singer, Alice Mary Wensley, and they had one daughter, Gertrude.By profession he was a clerk in a soap works... |
Novello | |
34 | 1897 | Te Deum and Benedictus | church | choir and organ | — | Hymn Te Deum The Te Deum is an early Christian hymn of praise. The title is taken from its opening Latin words, Te Deum laudamus, rendered literally as "Thee, O God, we praise".... Benedictus (Song of Zechariah) Benedictus (Song of Zechariah) The Benedictus , given in Gospel of , is one of the three canticles in the opening chapters of this Gospel. The Benedictus was the song of thanksgiving uttered by Zechariah on the occasion of the birth of his son, John the Baptist.The whole canticle naturally falls into two parts... |
Novello | |
35 | 1897-98 | Caractacus | choral | cantata for soprano, tenor, baritone and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra | H.M. Queen Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.... |
H. A. Acworth | Novello | |
36 | 1899 | Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) Enigma Variations Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra , Op. 36, commonly referred to as the Enigma Variations, is a set of a theme and its fourteen variations written for orchestra by Edward Elgar in 1898–1899. It is Elgar's best-known large-scale composition, for both the music itself and the... |
orchestral | Theme Enigma (andante) I. C.A.E. (andante) II. H.D.S.-P. (allegro) III. R.B.T. (allegretto) IV. W.M.B. (allegro di molto) V. R.P.A. (moderato) VI. Ysobel (andantino) VII. Troyte (presto) VIII. W.N. (allegretto) IX. Nimrod (adagio) X. Intermezzo, Dorabella (allegretto) XI. G.R.S. (allegro di molto) XII. B.G.N. (andante) XIII. Romanza "***" (moderato) Finale E.D.U. (allegro) |
'To my friends pictured within' | — | Novello | |
37 | 1897-99 | Sea Pictures Sea Pictures Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets. It was set for contralto and orchestra, though a distinct version for piano was often performed by Elgar... |
song | song-cycle for contralto or mezzo-soprano and orchestra (or piano) 1. "Sea-Slumber Song Sea Slumber Song "Sea Slumber Song" is a poem by the Hon. Roden Noel set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the first song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures.-Lyrics:The poem here is as sung in Sea Pictures.... " 2. "In Haven (Capri) In Haven In Haven is a poem by Caroline Alice Elgar, probably best known in its musical setting as the second song composed by her husband Edward Elgar for his song-cycle Sea Pictures.- History :... " 3. "Sabbath Morning at Sea Sabbath Morning at Sea "Sabbath Morning at Sea" is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the third song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures. It was first published by Browning in 1839.-Lyrics:... " 4. "Where Corals Lie Where Corals Lie "Where Corals Lie" is a poem by Richard Garnett which was set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the fourth song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures... " 5. "The Swimmer The Swimmer "The Swimmer" a short story by American author John Cheever, published in 1964 in the short story collection The Brigadier and the Golf Widow. Originally conceived as a novel and pared down from over 150 pages of notes, it is probably Cheever's most famous and frequently anthologized story... " |
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37.1 | 1899 | "Sea-Slumber Song Sea Slumber Song "Sea Slumber Song" is a poem by the Hon. Roden Noel set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the first song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures.-Lyrics:The poem here is as sung in Sea Pictures.... " |
song | from Sea Pictures Sea Pictures Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets. It was set for contralto and orchestra, though a distinct version for piano was often performed by Elgar... contralto or mezzo-soprano and orchestra (or piano) |
— | Hon. Roden Noel Roden Noel Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel, also known as Noël , was an English poet.The son of Charles Noel, Lord Barham, afterwards 1st Earl of Gainsborough, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained his M.A. in 1858. He then spent two years travelling in the East... |
Boosey | |
37.2 | 1899 | "In Haven (Capri) In Haven In Haven is a poem by Caroline Alice Elgar, probably best known in its musical setting as the second song composed by her husband Edward Elgar for his song-cycle Sea Pictures.- History :... " |
song | from Sea Pictures Sea Pictures Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets. It was set for contralto and orchestra, though a distinct version for piano was often performed by Elgar... contralto or mezzo-soprano and orchestra (or piano) pub. 1897 as Love alone will stay Love alone will stay " Love alone will stay" is a poem by Caroline Alice Elgar, set to music for voice and piano by her husband, the English composer Edward Elgar, in 1897.... |
— | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
Boosey | |
37.3 | 1899 | "Sabbath Morning at Sea Sabbath Morning at Sea "Sabbath Morning at Sea" is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the third song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures. It was first published by Browning in 1839.-Lyrics:... " |
song | from Sea Pictures Sea Pictures Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets. It was set for contralto and orchestra, though a distinct version for piano was often performed by Elgar... contralto or mezzo-soprano and orchestra (or piano) |
— | Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era. Her poetry was widely popular in both England and the United States during her lifetime. A collection of her last poems was published by her husband, Robert Browning, shortly after her death.-Early life:Members... |
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37.4 | 1899 | "Where Corals Lie Where Corals Lie "Where Corals Lie" is a poem by Richard Garnett which was set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the fourth song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures... " |
song | from Sea Pictures Sea Pictures Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets. It was set for contralto and orchestra, though a distinct version for piano was often performed by Elgar... contralto or mezzo-soprano and orchestra (or piano) |
— | Richard Garnett Richard Garnett Richard Garnett C.B. was a scholar, librarian, biographer and poet. He was son of Richard Garnett, an author, philologist and assistant keeper of printed books in the British Museum.... |
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37.5 | 1899 | "The Swimmer The Swimmer "The Swimmer" a short story by American author John Cheever, published in 1964 in the short story collection The Brigadier and the Golf Widow. Originally conceived as a novel and pared down from over 150 pages of notes, it is probably Cheever's most famous and frequently anthologized story... " |
song | from Sea Pictures Sea Pictures Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets. It was set for contralto and orchestra, though a distinct version for piano was often performed by Elgar... contralto or mezzo-soprano and orchestra (or piano) |
— | Adam Lindsay Gordon Adam Lindsay Gordon Adam Lindsay Gordon was an Australian poet, jockey and politician.- Early life :Gordon was born at Fayal in the Azores, son of Captain Adam Durnford Gordon who had married his first cousin, Harriet Gordon, both of whom were descended from Adam of Gordon of the ballad... |
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38 | 1899–1900 | The Dream of Gerontius The Dream of Gerontius The Dream of Gerontius, popularly called just Gerontius, is a work for voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by John Henry Newman. It relates the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory... |
choral | for mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra | A.M.D.G. Ad maiorem Dei gloriam Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is the Latin motto of the Society of Jesus, a religious order within the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church... |
Cardinal Newman | Novello | |
39 | 1901-30 | Pomp and Circumstance Marches Pomp and Circumstance Marches The "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" , Op. 39 are a series of marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar.... |
orchestral | 1. in D (1901) 2. in A minor (1901) 3. in C minor (1904) 4. in G (1907) 5. in C (1930) 6. sketches |
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39.1 | 1901 | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D | orchestral | the trio contains the tune known as Land of Hope and Glory Land of Hope and Glory "Land of Hope and Glory" is a British patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar and lyrics by A. C. Benson, written in 1902.- Composition :... |
A. E. Rodewald Rodewald Concert Society The Rodewald Concert Society is a promoter of chamber music in the Liverpool and Merseyside area of England. The Society was established in 1911, in memory of Alfred E Rodewald , a well-respected amateur conductor in Liverpool, and close friend of Edward Elgar who dedicated the first of his Pomp... and the members of the Liverpool Orchestral Society |
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39.2 | 1901 | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor | orchestral | — | Granville Bantock Granville Bantock Sir Granville Bantock was a British composer of classical music.-Biography:Granville Ransome Bantock was born in London. His father was a Scottish doctor. He was intended by his parents for the Indian Civil Service but was drawn into the musical world. His first teacher was Dr Gordon Saunders at... |
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39.3 | 1904 | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor | orchestral | — | Ivor Atkins Ivor Atkins Sir Ivor Algernon Atkins was the choirmaster and organist at Worcester Cathedral for over 50 years . He is well known for editing Allegri's Miserere with the famous top-C part for the treble... |
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39.4 | 1907 | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G | orchestral | in 1940 set to words by A. P. Herbert A. P. Herbert Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, CH was an English humorist, novelist, playwright and law reform activist... as Song of Liberty Song of Liberty "Song of Liberty" is a British patriotic song which became popular during the Second World War.The song was set to the music of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4. It followed the success of Land of Hope and Glory, another patriotic song with lyrics by A. C. Benson set to Elgar's Pomp... |
G. R. Sinclair | — | Boosey | |
39.5 | 1930 | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C | orchestral | — | Dr. Percy C. Hull Percy Hull Sir Percy Clarke Hull was an English organist and composer who revived the Three Choirs Festival during his time as organist of Hereford Cathedral from 1918 to 1949... , Hereford |
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39.6 | 1930 | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 6 in G minor | orchestral | "elaborated" from sketches by Anthony Payne Anthony Payne Anthony Payne is an English composer, most famous for the work published as Edward Elgar: The Sketches for Symphony No. 3 Elaborated by Anthony Payne... , 2006 |
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40 | 1900-01 | Cockaigne (In London Town) Cockaigne (In London Town) Cockaigne , Op. 40, also known as the Cockaigne Overture, is a concert overture for full orchestra composed by the British composer Edward Elgar in 1900-01.-History:... |
orchestral | concert-overture | 'My friends, the Members of British Orchestras' | — | Boosey | |
41 | 1901 | Two songs | song | 1. "In the Dawn In the Dawn ”In the Dawn” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901 as his Op.41, No.1.The words are from the poem “The Professor” by Arthur Christopher Benson.... " 2. "Speak, Music!" |
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41.1 | 1901 | "In the Dawn In the Dawn ”In the Dawn” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901 as his Op.41, No.1.The words are from the poem “The Professor” by Arthur Christopher Benson.... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Arthur Christopher Benson A. C. Benson Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.... |
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41.2 | 1901 | "Speak, Music!" | song | voice and piano | Mrs E. Speyer, Ridghurst | Arthur Christopher Benson A. C. Benson Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.... |
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42 | 1901 | Grania and Diarmid Diarmuid and Grania Diarmuid and Grania is a play in poetic prose co-written by George Moore and W. B. Yeats in 1901, with incidental music by the English composer Edward Elgar.-Play:... |
incidental | for a play by George Moore George Moore (novelist) George Augustus Moore was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic landed family who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He originally wanted to be a painter, and studied art in Paris during the 1870s... and W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms... , for orchestra and contralto soloist 1. Incidental Music and Funeral March 2. Song, "There are seven that pull the thread There are seven that pull the thread ”There are seven that pull the thread” is a song with words by W. B. Yeats, and music written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901.The song is from Act I of a play Grania and Diarmid co-written in poetic prose by Yeats and the Irish novelist George Moore. This song and the incidental music... " |
Henry J. Wood | — | Novello | |
42.1 | 1901 | Incidental Music and Funeral March | incidental | music for orchestra, for a play Grania and Diarmid Diarmuid and Grania Diarmuid and Grania is a play in poetic prose co-written by George Moore and W. B. Yeats in 1901, with incidental music by the English composer Edward Elgar.-Play:... by George Moore George Moore (novelist) George Augustus Moore was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic landed family who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He originally wanted to be a painter, and studied art in Paris during the 1870s... and W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms... |
Henry J. Wood | — | Novello | |
42.2 | 1901 | "There are seven that pull the thread There are seven that pull the thread ”There are seven that pull the thread” is a song with words by W. B. Yeats, and music written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901.The song is from Act I of a play Grania and Diarmid co-written in poetic prose by Yeats and the Irish novelist George Moore. This song and the incidental music... " |
song | for contralto soloist and orchestra, for a play Grania and Diarmid Diarmuid and Grania Diarmuid and Grania is a play in poetic prose co-written by George Moore and W. B. Yeats in 1901, with incidental music by the English composer Edward Elgar.-Play:... by George Moore George Moore (novelist) George Augustus Moore was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic landed family who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He originally wanted to be a painter, and studied art in Paris during the 1870s... and W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms... |
Henry J. Wood | W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms... |
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43 | 1902 | Dream Children Dream Children (Elgar) Dream Children, Op 43 is a musical work for small orchestra by Sir Edward Elgar. There are two movements:- History :These two pieces were written in 1902, when Elgar was approaching the peak of his fame and popularity. Unusually for Elgar they were not written to any commission... |
orchestral | Enfants d'un Rêve two pieces for small orchestra, after Charles Lamb Charles Lamb Charles Lamb was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb . Lamb has been referred to by E.V... , also for piano 1. Andante 2. Allegretto piacevole |
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44 | 1902 | Coronation Ode Coronation Ode Coronation Ode, Op 44 is a work composed by Sir Edward Elgar for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra, with words by A. C. Benson.... |
choral | for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists, chorus SATB and orchestra I. "Crown the King", for soloists and chorus II(a). "The Queen", for chorus II(b). "Daughter of ancient Kings", for chorus III. "Britain, ask of thyself", for bass solo and men's chorus IV (a). "Hark upon the hallowed air", for soprano and tenor soloists IV(b). "Only let the heart be pure", for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists V. "Peace, gentle peace", for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists and chorus unaccompanied VI. Finale "Land of Hope and Glory Land of Hope and Glory "Land of Hope and Glory" is a British patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar and lyrics by A. C. Benson, written in 1902.- Composition :... ", for contralto solo, with chorus (separate song 1902) |
H.M. King Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... |
Arthur Christopher Benson A. C. Benson Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.... |
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45 | 1902 | Five Partsongs from the Greek Anthology | part-song | TTBB, words tr. from the Greek Anthology Greek Anthology The Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature... 1. "Yea, cast me from height of the mountains" 2. "Whether I find thee" 3. "After many a dusty mile" 4. "It's oh! to be a wild wind" 5. "Feasting I watch" |
Sir Walter Parratt Walter Parratt Sir Walter Parratt KCVO was an English organist and composer.-Biography:Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child... |
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45.1 | 1902 | "Yea, cast me from height of the mountains" | part-song | TTBB, words tr. from the Greek Anthology Greek Anthology The Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature... (anon.) |
Sir Walter Parratt Walter Parratt Sir Walter Parratt KCVO was an English organist and composer.-Biography:Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child... |
Alma Strettell | Novello | |
45.2 | 1902 | "Whether I find thee" | part-song | TTBB, words tr. from the Greek Anthology Greek Anthology The Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature... (anon.) |
Sir Walter Parratt Walter Parratt Sir Walter Parratt KCVO was an English organist and composer.-Biography:Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child... |
Andrew Lang Andrew Lang Andrew Lang was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.- Biography :Lang was born in Selkirk... |
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45.3 | 1902 | "After many a dusty mile" | part-song | TTBB, words tr. from the Greek Anthology Greek Anthology The Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature... (anon.) |
Sir Walter Parratt Walter Parratt Sir Walter Parratt KCVO was an English organist and composer.-Biography:Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child... |
Edmund Gosse Edmund Gosse Sir Edmund William Gosse CB was an English poet, author and critic; the son of Philip Henry Gosse and Emily Bowes.-Early life:... |
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45.4 | 1902 | "It's oh! to be a wild wind" | part-song | TTBB, words tr. from the Greek Anthology Greek Anthology The Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature... (anon.) |
Sir Walter Parratt Walter Parratt Sir Walter Parratt KCVO was an English organist and composer.-Biography:Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child... |
William M. Hardinge | Novello | |
45.5 | 1902 | "Feasting I watch" | part-song | TTBB, words tr. from poem by Marcus Argentarius Marcus Argentarius Marcus Argentarius , the author of about thirty epigrams in the Greek Anthology, most of which are erotic, and some are plays on words. We may infer from his style that he did not live before the time of the Roman empire, but nothing more is known of his age.... |
Sir Walter Parratt Walter Parratt Sir Walter Parratt KCVO was an English organist and composer.-Biography:Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child... |
Richard Garnett Richard Garnett Richard Garnett C.B. was a scholar, librarian, biographer and poet. He was son of Richard Garnett, an author, philologist and assistant keeper of printed books in the British Museum.... |
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46 | 1901 | Concert Allegro Concert Allegro (Elgar) The Concert Allegro, Op. 46 by Sir Edward Elgar is a piece of music for solo piano. It takes about 10 minutes to perform. It is the only piano work he wrote that was designed for concert performance... |
concertante | for piano, orchestra part possibly added | Written for Fanny Davies Fanny Davies Fanny Davies was an English pianist who was particularly admired in Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and the early schools, but was also a very early London performer of the works of Debussy and Scriabin... |
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47 | 1904-05 | Introduction and Allegro Introduction and Allegro (Elgar) Sir Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47, was composed in 1905 for performance in an all-Elgar concert by the newly formed London Symphony Orchestra. Scored for string quartet and string orchestra, Elgar composed it to show off the players' virtuosity. Though initial critical... |
orchestral | for Strings (Quartet and Orchestra) | Prof. S. S. Sanford Samuel Sanford Samuel Simons Sanford was an American pianist and educator.He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He studied piano in New York with William Mason... , Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
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48 | 1908 | "Pleading Pleading (Elgar) "Pleading" is a poem written by Arthur L. Salmon, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1908, as his Op.48.This is one of the most popular of Elgar's songs. Elgar had returned home at the end of September 1908, feeling depressed after taking the score of his first Symphony to the... " |
song | voice and piano, pub. as Op. 48, No. 1, but no other Op. 48 works exist |
Lady Maud Warrender | Arthur L. Salmon | Novello | |
49 | 1902-03 | The Apostles The Apostles (Elgar) The Apostles, Op. 49, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed on 14 October 1903.-Overview:... |
choral | oratorio for soprano, contralto, tenor and three bass soloists, chorus and orchestra, compiled from the Scriptures by the composer |
A.M.D.G. Ad maiorem Dei gloriam Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is the Latin motto of the Society of Jesus, a religious order within the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church... |
The Holy Scriptures Bible The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations... |
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50 | 1903-04 | In the South (Alassio) In the South (Alassio) In the South , Op. 50, is a concert overture composed by Edward Elgar during a family holiday in Italy in the winter of 1903 to 1904.The work is dedicated "To my friend Leo F. Schuster".- History :... |
orchestral | concert-overture | Leo F. Schuster Leo Frank Schuster Leo Frank Schuster , was a patron of the arts in the United Kingdom, normally known to his friends as "Frankie". His home at 22 Old Queen Street, London, became a meeting-place for artists, writers and musicians, including Siegfried Sassoon, John Singer Sargent, Walter Sickert, Sir Edward Elgar... |
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51 | 1901-06 | The Kingdom The Kingdom (Elgar) The Kingdom, Op. 51, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar.It was first performed at the Birmingham Music Festival on 3 October 1906, with the orchestra conducted by the composer, and soloists Agnes Nicholls, Muriel Foster, John Coates and William Higley. The... |
choral | oratorio for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra, compiled from the Scriptures by the composer |
A.M.D.G. Ad maiorem Dei gloriam Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is the Latin motto of the Society of Jesus, a religious order within the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church... |
The Holy Scriptures Bible The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations... |
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52 | 1907 | "A Christmas Greeting" | song | carol for 2 sopranos, male chorus ad lib, 2 violins and piano | Dr. G. R. Sinclair and the choristers of Hereford Cathedral | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
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53 | 1907 | Four part-songs | part-song | SATB unacc. 1. "There is sweet Music" 2. "Deep in my Soul" 3. "O Wild West Wind" 4. "Owls (An Epitaph)" |
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53.1 | 1907 | "There is sweet Music" | part-song | part-song SSAATTBB unacc. | Canon Gorton | Lord Tennyson | Novello | |
53.2 | 1907 | "Deep in my Soul" | part-song | SATB unacc. | Julia H. Worthington | Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS , commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement... |
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53.3 | 1907 | "O Wild West Wind" | part-song | SATB unacc. | Dr. W. G. McNaught | Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron... |
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53.4 | 1907 | "Owls (An Epitaph)" | part-song | SATB unacc., words probably by the composer |
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Novello | 54 | 1907 | "The Reveille" | part-song | TTBB unacc. | Henry C. Embleton | Bret Harte Bret Harte Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.- Life and career :... |
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55 | 1907-08 | Symphony No. 1 in A flat Symphony No. 1 (Elgar) Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55 is one of his two completed symphonies. The first performance was given by the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Hans Richter in Manchester, England, on 3 December 1908. It was widely known that Elgar had been planning a symphony for more than... |
orchestral | Hans Richter Hans Richter (conductor) Hans Richter was an Austrian orchestral and operatic conductor.-Biography:Richter was born in Raab , Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire. His mother was opera-singer Jozsefa Csazenszky. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory... , Mus. Doc. |
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56 | 1909 | "Angelus (Tuscany)" | part-song | SATB unacc., words adapted from the Tuscan | Mrs. Charles Stuart-Wortley (Alice Stuart-Wortley) | Tuscan dialect | Novello | |
57 | 1909 | "Go, Song of Mine" | part-song | SSAATB unacc., tr. from Cavalcanti Guido Cavalcanti Guido Cavalcanti was a Florentine poet, as well as an intellectual influence on his best friend, Dante. His poems in their original Italian are available on Wikisource .-Historical background:... |
Alfred H. Littleton | Dante Gabriel Rossetti Dante Gabriel Rossetti Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, and was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement,... |
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58 | 1909 | Elegy | orchestral | string orchestra | — | — | Novello | |
59 | 1910 | Three songs | song | 3. Oh, soft was the song Oh, soft was the song "Oh, soft was the song" is a song with words by Gilbert Parker set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 3. It is the second and last verse of a poem "At Sea" which Parker published in Volume I of a series of poems called "Embers"... 5. "Was it some Golden Star? Was it some Golden Star? "Was it some Golden Star?" is a poem written by Gilbert Parker, published in Volume I of a series of poems called "Embers". It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 5.... " 6. "Twilight Twilight (Elgar) "Twilight" is a song with music by the English composer Edward Elgar written in 1910 as his Op. 59, No. 6. Elgar set the words of the poem "The Twilight of Love", from Volume 2 of a series of poems called "Embers" by Sir Gilbert Parker.... " |
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59.3 | 1910 | "Oh, soft was the song Oh, soft was the song "Oh, soft was the song" is a song with words by Gilbert Parker set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 3. It is the second and last verse of a poem "At Sea" which Parker published in Volume I of a series of poems called "Embers"... " |
song | mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... and piano or orchestra |
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59.5 | 1910 | "Was it some Golden Star? Was it some Golden Star? "Was it some Golden Star?" is a poem written by Gilbert Parker, published in Volume I of a series of poems called "Embers". It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 5.... " |
song | mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... and piano or orchestra |
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59.6 | 1910 | "Twilight Twilight (Elgar) "Twilight" is a song with music by the English composer Edward Elgar written in 1910 as his Op. 59, No. 6. Elgar set the words of the poem "The Twilight of Love", from Volume 2 of a series of poems called "Embers" by Sir Gilbert Parker.... " |
song | mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... and piano or orchestra |
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60 | 1909-10 | Two songs | song | 1. "The Torch The Torch (Elgar) "The Torch" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909 as his Op.60, No.1.The manuscript is dated 23 December 1909.On the title-page, the song is dedicated "To YVONNE", and it is described as a "Folk-Song , paraphrased by Pietro d’Alba and Edward Elgar".It was one of a set of a... " 2. "The River The River (Elgar) "The River" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909 as his Op.60, No.2.On the title-page it is described as a "Folk-Song , paraphrased by Pietro d’Alba and Edward Elgar".... " |
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60.1 | 1909 | "The Torch The Torch (Elgar) "The Torch" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909 as his Op.60, No.1.The manuscript is dated 23 December 1909.On the title-page, the song is dedicated "To YVONNE", and it is described as a "Folk-Song , paraphrased by Pietro d’Alba and Edward Elgar".It was one of a set of a... " |
song | mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... and piano or orchestra |
Yvonne | Pietro d'Alba | Novello | |
60.2 | 1910 | "The River The River (Elgar) "The River" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909 as his Op.60, No.2.On the title-page it is described as a "Folk-Song , paraphrased by Pietro d’Alba and Edward Elgar".... " |
song | mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... and piano or orchestra 'Folk-Song (Eastern Europe) paraphrased by Pietro d'Alba' |
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61 | 1901-10 | Violin Concerto in B minor Violin Concerto (Elgar) Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61, is one of his longest orchestral compositions, and the last of his works to gain immediate popular success.... |
concertante | violin and orchestra | Fritz Kreisler Fritz Kreisler Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately... |
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62 | 1910 | Romance | concertante | bassoon and orchestra | Edwin F. James | — | Novello | |
63 | 1909-11 | Symphony No. 2 in E flat Symphony No. 2 (Elgar) Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 2 in E major, Op. 63, was completed on 28 February 1911 and was premiered at the London Musical Festival at the Queen's Hall by the Queen's Hall Orchestra on 24 May 1911 with the composer conducting... |
orchestral | In memory of H.M. King Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... |
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64 | 1911 | "O Hearken Thou" | church | Coronation Offertorium "Intende voci orationis meæ", for choir and orchestra, for the Coronation of King George V | H.M. King George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... |
Psalm 5 Psalm 5 Psalm 5 is the 5th psalm from the Book of Psalms. Its authorship is traditionally assigned to king David. It is a reflection of how the righteous man prays for deliverance not only for freedom from suffering, but to allow himself to be able to serve God without distraction.... |
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65 | 1911 | Coronation March | orchestral | H.M. King George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... |
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66 | 1911-12 | The Crown of India The Crown of India The Crown of India, was a masque, an elaborate theatrical presentation, staged in 1912 to celebrate the visit the preceding December of King George V and Queen Mary to Delhi for their coronation as Emperor and Empress of India. For this masque, the English composer Edward Elgar wrote the music as... |
incidental | Imperial Masque for contralto and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra 1a Introduction, 1b Sacred Measure, 2 Dance of Nautch Girls, 2a India Greets her Cities, 3 Song: "Hail, Immemorial Ind!", 3a Entrance of Calcutta, 3b Entrance of Delhi, 4a Introduction, 4b March of the Mogul Emperors, 5 Entrance of 'John Company', 5a Entrance of St George, 6 Song: "The Rule of England", 7 Interlude, 8a Introduction, 8b Warrior's Dance, 9 The Cities of Ind, 11 The Crowning of Delhi, 12 "Ave Imperator!" also Suite from the Crown of India for orchestra |
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67 | 1912 | "Great is the Lord" | church | anthem, choir SSAATB, bass solo, and organ | Dean of Wells Wells Cathedral Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who lives at the adjacent Bishop's Palace.... , J. Armitage Robinson Armitage Robinson Joseph Armitage Robinson KCVO was a priest in the Church of England and scholar. He was successively Dean of Westminster and of Wells . He was educated at Liverpool College and Christ's College, Cambridge of which he became a Fellow... , D.D. |
Psalm 48 Psalm 48 Psalm 48 is the 48th psalm of the Book of Psalms, composed by sons of Korah.-Judaism:*Is the psalm of the day in the Shir Shel Yom for Monday.*Verse 2 is part of Mishnah Tamid 7:4.*Verse 12 is part of the blessings before the Shema.... |
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68 | 1913 | Falstaff Falstaff (Elgar) Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op.68, is an orchestral work by the English composer Edward Elgar. Though not so designated by the composer, it is a symphonic poem in the tradition of Franz Liszt and Richard Strauss... |
orchestral | symphonic study for orchestra, after Shakespeare, King Henry IV and V |
Landon Ronald Landon Ronald Sir Landon Ronald was an English conductor, composer, pianist, singing teacher and administrator... |
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69 | 1912 | The Music Makers | choral | ode for contralto or mezzo-soprano soloist, chorus SATB and orchestra | Nicholas Kilburn | Arthur O'Shaughnessy Arthur O'Shaughnessy Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy was a British poet of Irish descent, born in London.-Biography:At the age of seventeen, in June 1861, Arthur O'Shaughnessy received the post of transcriber in the library of the British Museum, reportedly through the influence of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton... |
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70 | 1914 | Sospiri Sospiri Sospiri, Op. 70, is an adagio for string orchestra, harp and organ composed by Edward Elgar just before the beginning of World War I.... |
orchestral | string orchestra, harp and organ (or harmonium) | W. H. Reed William Henry Reed William Henry "Billy" Reed was an English violinist, teacher, minor composer, conductor and biographer of Sir Edward Elgar... |
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71 | 1914 | Two part-songs | part-song | SATB unacc. 1. "The Shower" 2. "The Fountain" |
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71.1 | 1914 | "The Shower" | part-song | SATB unacc. | Miss Frances Smart | Henry Vaughan Henry Vaughan Henry Vaughan was a Welsh physician and metaphysical poet.Vaughan and his twin brother the hermetic philosopher and alchemist Thomas Vaughan, were the sons of Thomas Vaughan and his wife Denise of 'Trenewydd', Newton, in Brecknockshire, Wales... |
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71.2 | 1914 | "The Fountain" | part-song | SATB unacc. | W. Mann Dyson | Henry Vaughan Henry Vaughan Henry Vaughan was a Welsh physician and metaphysical poet.Vaughan and his twin brother the hermetic philosopher and alchemist Thomas Vaughan, were the sons of Thomas Vaughan and his wife Denise of 'Trenewydd', Newton, in Brecknockshire, Wales... |
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72 | 1914 | "Death on the Hills" | part-song | choral-song SATB unacc., words tr. from the Russian of Maikov |
Lady Colvin | Rosa Newmarch Rosa Newmarch Rosa Newmarch was an English writer on music.-Biography:Rosa Harriet Jeaffreson was born in Leamington in 1857. She settled in London in 1880, when she began contributing articles to various literary journals. In 1883 she married Henry Charles Newmarch, thereafter using her married name in her... |
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73 | 1914 | Two part-songs | part-song | SATB unacc. 1. "Love's Tempest" 2. "Serenade" |
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73.1 | 1914 | "Love's Tempest" | part-song | SATB unacc., words tr. from the Russian of Maikov |
Prof. C. Sanford Terry | Rosa Newmarch Rosa Newmarch Rosa Newmarch was an English writer on music.-Biography:Rosa Harriet Jeaffreson was born in Leamington in 1857. She settled in London in 1880, when she began contributing articles to various literary journals. In 1883 she married Henry Charles Newmarch, thereafter using her married name in her... |
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73.2 | 1914 | "Serenade" | part-song | SATB unacc., words tr. from the Russian of Maikov |
Percy C. Hull Percy Hull Sir Percy Clarke Hull was an English organist and composer who revived the Three Choirs Festival during his time as organist of Hereford Cathedral from 1918 to 1949... |
Rosa Newmarch Rosa Newmarch Rosa Newmarch was an English writer on music.-Biography:Rosa Harriet Jeaffreson was born in Leamington in 1857. She settled in London in 1880, when she began contributing articles to various literary journals. In 1883 she married Henry Charles Newmarch, thereafter using her married name in her... |
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74 | 1914 | "Give unto the Lord" | church | anthem SATB, organ and orchestra | Sir George Martin George Clement Martin Sir George Clement Martin MVO was an English organist, who served at St Paul's Cathedral.-Background:He was born in Lambourn, Berkshire on 11 September 1844. Footman's "History of Lambourn Church" describes him as "the only famous man to come from Lambourne"... , M.V.O., Mus.D. |
Psalm 29 Psalm 29 Psalm 29 is the 29th psalm from the Book of Psalms.-Judaism:*Is the sixth paragraph of Kabbalat Shabbat.*Is recited on Shabbat during Shacharit as when returning the Torah Scroll to the ark.*Is recited in some congregations before Maariv on Motzei Shabbat.... |
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75 | 1914 | Carillon Carillon (Elgar) ”Carillon” is a recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar as his Op. 75, in 1914. The words are by the Belgian poet Émile Cammaerts.... |
orchestral | recitation with orchestra | — | Émile Cammaerts Émile Cammaerts Émile Leon Cammaerts was a Belgian poet.He became Professor of Belgian Studies at the University of London in 1933, and his papers are held there in Senate House Library.... |
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76 | 1915 | Polonia Polonia (Elgar) Polonia is a symphonic prelude by the English composer Edward Elgar written in 1915 as his Op. 76.-History:On 13 April 1915 the Polish conductor Emil Młynarski asked Elgar to compose something, thinking of how Elgar's Carillon had been a recent tribute to Belgium, but this time using Polish... |
orchestral | symphonic prelude | I. J. Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:... |
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77 | 1915 | Une voix dans le désert Une voix dans le désert ”Une voix dans le désert" is a recitation, with a soprano soloist and orchestra, written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1915 as his Op. 77... |
orchestral | recitation with soprano solo and orchestra, includes the song "Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront ”Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront” is a song for solo soprano, part of a staged recitation with orchestra Une voix dans le désert written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1915... " (When the spring comes round) |
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78 | 1915-16 | The Starlight Express The Starlight Express "The Starlight Express" is a children's play by Violet Pearn, based on the imaginative novel "A Prisoner in Fairyland" by Algernon Blackwood, with songs and incidental music written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar in 1915.- Production :... |
incidental | baritone and soprano soloists and orchestra, music to a play adapted from a story A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood, includes the organ-grinder’s songs: 1. "To the Children" 2. "The Blue-Eyes Fairy" 3. "My Old Tunes" |
— | Algernon Blackwood Algernon Blackwood Algernon Henry Blackwood, CBE was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. He was also a journalist and a broadcasting narrator. S. T... |
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79 | 1917 | Le drapeau belge Le drapeau belge ”Le drapeau belge” is a recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar as his Op. 79, in 1917... (The Belgian Flag) |
orchestral | recitation with orchestra, tr. Lord Curzon of Kedleston George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman who was Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary... |
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80 | 1915-17 | The Spirit of England | choral | soprano and contralto or tenor soloists, chorus and orchestra 1. The Fourth of August (1917) 2. To Women (1915) 3. For the Fallen (1915) |
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80.1 | 1917 | The Fourth of August | choral | soprano and contralto or tenor soloists, chorus and orchestra, from The Winnowing Fan by Binyon |
— | Laurence Binyon Laurence Binyon Robert Laurence Binyon was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.... |
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80.2 | 1915 | To Women | choral | soprano and contralto or tenor soloists, chorus and orchestra | — | Laurence Binyon Laurence Binyon Robert Laurence Binyon was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.... |
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80.3 | 1915 | For the Fallen | choral | soprano and contralto or tenor soloists, chorus and orchestra | — | Laurence Binyon Laurence Binyon Robert Laurence Binyon was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.... |
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80.3 | 1920 | With Proud Thanksgiving | choral | soprano soloist, chorus SATB and orchestra, a simpler version of For the Fallen, for the dedication of the Cenotaph |
League of Arts | Laurence Binyon Laurence Binyon Robert Laurence Binyon was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.... |
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81 | 1917 | The Sanguine Fan The Sanguine Fan The Sanguine Fan, Op. 81, is a single-act ballet written by Sir Edward Elgar in 1917. It was one of the pieces he composed to raise money for wartime charities, having been asked to write it by his close friend and confidante Lady Alice Stuart-Wortley.... |
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81 | 1917 | Echo's Dance | arrangement | from The Sanguine Fan The Sanguine Fan The Sanguine Fan, Op. 81, is a single-act ballet written by Sir Edward Elgar in 1917. It was one of the pieces he composed to raise money for wartime charities, having been asked to write it by his close friend and confidante Lady Alice Stuart-Wortley.... , Op. 81, arranged for piano |
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82 | 1918 | Violin Sonata in E minor Violin Sonata (Elgar) Sir Edward Elgar wrote his Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82, in 1918, at the same time as he wrote his String Quartet in E minor and his Piano Quintet in A minor... |
chamber | violin and piano | 'M. J. -1918' (Marie Joshua) |
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83 | 1918 | String Quartet in E minor String Quartet (Elgar) The String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83, was one of three major chamber music works composed by Sir Edward Elgar in 1918. The others were the Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82, and the Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84. Along with the Cello Concerto in E minor, Op... |
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84 | 1918-19 | Piano Quintet in A minor Piano Quintet (Elgar) The Quintet in A minor for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 84 is a chamber work by Edward Elgar.He worked on the Quintet and two other major chamber pieces in the summer of 1918 while staying at Brinkwells near Fittleworth in Sussex. W. H... |
chamber | string quartet and piano | Ernest Newman Ernest Newman Ernest Newman was an English music critic and musicologist. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians describes him as "the most celebrated British music critic in the first half of the 20th century." His style of criticism, aiming at intellectual objectivity in contrast to the more subjective... |
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85 | 1918-19 | Cello Concerto in E minor Cello Concerto (Elgar) Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire. Elgar composed it in the aftermath of the First World War, by which time his music had gone out of fashion with the concert-going public... |
concertante | cello and orchestra | Sidney and Frances Colvin Sidney Colvin Sidney Colvin was an English curator and literary and art critic, part of the illustrious Anglo-Indian Colvin family. He is primarily remembered for his friendship with Robert Louis Stevenson.-Biography:... |
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86 | 1921-22 | Fantasia and Fugue in C minor (J. S. Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity... ) |
arrangement | transcription for orchestra, Fantasia 1921, Fugue 1922 | — | — | Novello | |
87 | 1930 | The Severn Suite The Severn Suite The Severn Suite, Opus 87, is a musical work written by Sir Edward Elgar. It is a late composition, written in 1930, the result of an invitation to write a test piece for the National Brass Band Championship... |
brass band | transcribed for orchestra (1932)) 1. Introduction (Worcester Castle) 2. Toccata (Tournament) 3. Fugue (The Cathedral) (1923) 4. Minuet (Commandery) 5. Coda |
G. Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60... |
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87a | 1933 | Organ Sonata No. 2 | keyboard | arrangement of The Severn Suite The Severn Suite The Severn Suite, Opus 87, is a musical work written by Sir Edward Elgar. It is a late composition, written in 1930, the result of an invitation to write a test piece for the National Brass Band Championship... for organ by Ivor Atkins Ivor Atkins Sir Ivor Algernon Atkins was the choirmaster and organist at Worcester Cathedral for over 50 years . He is well known for editing Allegri's Miserere with the famous top-C part for the treble... |
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88 | 1932-34 | Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 3 (Elgar) Edward Elgar's Third Symphony was incomplete at the time of his death in 1934. Elgar left 130 pages of sketches which the British composer Anthony Payne worked on for many years, producing a complete symphony in 1997, officially known as "Edward Elgar: the sketches for Symphony No 3 elaborated by... |
orchestral | posth. Op. 88, sketches, elaborated by Anthony Payne 1972-97 |
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89 | 1933 | The Spanish Lady | opera | libretto by Elgar and Sir Barry Jackson Barry Vincent Jackson Sir Barry Vincent Jackson, , was a distinguished theatre director and the founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.-Life and career:He was the son of George Jackson of Birmingham and was educated privately.... after Ben Jonson Ben Jonson Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems... , planned in two acts but incomplete, posth. Suite for string orchestra ed. Percy M. Young Percy M. Young Percy Marshall Young was a British musicologist, editor, organist, composer, conductor and teacher.Young was born in Northwich, Cheshire. From 1934 to 1937 he was a Director of Music at Stranmillis Teacher Training College in Belfast. From 1937 to 1944, Young was a Musical Adviser to... songs:1. "Modest and Fair" 2. "Still to be Neat" also suite for strings ed. Young Percy M. Young Percy Marshall Young was a British musicologist, editor, organist, composer, conductor and teacher.Young was born in Northwich, Cheshire. From 1934 to 1937 he was a Director of Music at Stranmillis Teacher Training College in Belfast. From 1937 to 1944, Young was a Musical Adviser to... (1956) |
— | Ben Jonson Ben Jonson Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems... |
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90 | 1909-25 | Piano Concerto | concertante | piano and orchestra, posth. Op. 90, sketches, 1909–25, elaborated by Robert Walker 1997 |
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1001 | 1919 | The Smoking Cantata | song | baritone soloist and orchestra | — | — | ? | |
1867 | Humoreske 'a tune from Broadheath' | piano | later used for Fairies and Giants in The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, see Op. 1a | — | — | — | ||
1867 | The Wand of Youth | incidental | music for a children’s play, assembled as two orchestral suites in 1907, see Op. 1a and Op. 1b |
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1868 | Kyrie Eleison in A | church | choir SATB | — | — | — | ||
1870 | Fugue in G minor | keyboard | for organ [?], c. 1870, unfinished | — | — | — | ||
1872 | "The Language of Flowers The Language of Flowers "The Language of Flowers" is a song from a poem by the American poet and botanist James Gates Percival, with music written by the English composer Edward Elgar, when he was only fourteen years old. It is dated 29 May 1872, inscribed "by Edward W... " |
song | voice and piano, unpub. | 'The Music composed & dedicated to my sister Lucy' | The Poetry by Percival James Gates Percival James Gates Percival was an American poet and geologist, born in Berlin, Connecticut and died in Hazel Green, Wisconsin.-Biography:... |
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1872 | Chantant | keyboard | piano solo | — | — | MS | ||
1872 | Gloria | church | for choir and organ, arr. of the Allegro from Violin Sonata in F, K.547 (Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... ) as a Gloria |
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1873 | Credo | arrangement | choir and organ, themes from Symphonies V VII and IX (Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... ) "arr. Bernard Pappenheim" [comment by Elgar] |
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1874 | Anthem | arrangement | arr. for strings, with original introduction | — | — | MS | ||
1875 | "The Self Banished The Self Banished "The Self Banished" is a poem written by Edmund Waller in about 1645, and is one of the first songs written by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was written in 1875, and specifically for “soprano or tenor”... " |
song | soprano or tenor acc. piano, unpub. | — | Edmund Waller Edmund Waller Edmund Waller, FRS was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1679.- Early life :... |
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1876 | Salve Regina | church | in D, choir and organ | — | — | MS | ||
1876 | Tantum Ergo | church | in D, choir and organ | — | Eucharistic hymn | MS | ||
1877 | "O Salutaris Hostia" | church | in G, bass solo and organ | — | O Salutaris Hostia O Salutaris Hostia O salutaris Hostia, "O Saving Host", is a section of one of the Eucharistic hymns written by St Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi. He wrote it for the Hour of Lauds in the Divine Office. It is actually the last two stanzas of the hymn Verbum supernum prodiens, and is used for the... |
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1877 | Credo in E minor | church | choir and organ | — | Nicene Creed Nicene Creed The Nicene Creed is the creed or profession of faith that is most widely used in Christian liturgy. It is called Nicene because, in its original form, it was adopted in the city of Nicaea by the first ecumenical council, which met there in the year 325.The Nicene Creed has been normative to the... |
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1877 | Gloria | church | choir SATB and organ | — | — | MS | ||
1877 | Kyrie | church | choir STB | — | — | MS | ||
1877 | Five well-known pieces | arrangement | arr. as studies for the violin, at the suggestion of Adolphe Pollitzer Adolf Pollitzer Adolf Pollitzer, also Adolph Pollitzer was a Hungarian Jewish violinist.In 1842, he left Budapest for Vienna, where he studied the violin under Joseph Böhm at the Vienna Conservatory; and in his 14th year he took the first prize at the Conservatory. After a concert tour in Germany, he went to... 1. Larghetto (Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... ) 2. Cavatina (Raff Joachim Raff Joseph Joachim Raff was a German-Swiss composer, teacher and pianist.-Biography:Raff was born in Lachen in Switzerland. His father, a teacher, had fled there from Württemberg in 1810 to escape forced recruitment into the military of that southwestern German state that had to fight for Napoleon in... ) 3. Romance (de Bériot Charles de Bériot Charles Auguste de Bériot was a Belgian violinist and composer.-Biography:Born in Leuven, where there is now a street named in his honour, he moved to France in 1810, where he studied violin with Jean-François Tiby, a pupil of Giovanni Battista Viotti... ) 4. Romance (Vieuxtemps Henri Vieuxtemps Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century.... ) 5. Gigue (Ries Franz Ries Franz Ries was a Romantic German violinist and composer, son of Hubert Ries. He studied at the Paris Conservatory... ) |
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1877 | Peckham March | chamber | Harmony Music for wind quintet: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon/cello see also Op. 6.1 — Op. 6.6 |
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1877 | Reminiscences | chamber | violin and piano | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Adeste Fideles Adeste Fideles "Adeste Fideles" is a hymn tune attributed to English hymnist John Francis Wade . The text itself has unclear beginnings, and may have been written in the 13th century by John of Reading, though it has been concluded that Wade was probably the author.The original four verses of the hymn were... (John F. Wade) |
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1878 | Violin Sonata Op. 23, finale (Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... ) |
arrangement | arr. for wind quintet | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Concerto X (Corelli Arcangelo Corelli Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian violinist and composer of Baroque music.-Biography:Corelli was born at Fusignano, in the current-day province of Ravenna, although at the time it was in the province of Ferrara. Little is known about his early life... ) |
arrangement | arr. for wind quintet | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Ariodante overture (Handel George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music... ) |
arrangement | arr. for small orchestra | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | O ‘tis a glorious night from Oberon (Weber Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school.... ) |
arrangement | arr. for small orchestra | F. G. Pedley | — | MS | ||
1878 | Fantasia | chamber | violin and piano, unfinished | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Fugue in D minor | chamber | oboe and violin | Frank Elgar and Karl Bammert | — | MS | ||
1878 | String Quartet in D | chamber | unfinished | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | String Quartet in B | chamber | unfinished | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | String Trio in C | chamber | unfinished | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Trio | chamber | 2 violins and piano, unfinished | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Allegro | chamber | oboe, violin, viola and cello, unfinished | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Menuetto (Scherzo) | chamber | re-copied 1930 | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Symphony in G minor after Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... |
orchestral | part of first movement exists | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | Introductory Overture for Christy Minstrels | orchestral | — | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | "Brother, For Thee He Died" (Easter Anthem) | church | choir and organ | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | "Praise ye the Lord" | church | hymn tune, revised as Good Morrow | — | — | |||
1878 | "Now with the fast departing light" | church | hymn tune | — | — | MS | ||
1878 | "Hear Thy children" | church | hymn tune in F, choir and organ, pub. 1896 as Drakes Boughton in Westminster Hymnal, and Parish Hymn Book (Nos. 189/190), also used in Nursery Suite (Aubade) | — | Francis Stanfield | Cary | ||
1878 | "If She Love Me" (Temple Bar Rondeau) | song | voice and piano | — | — | MS | ||
1879 | "Domine Salvam fac" | church | motet, choir and organ | — | Latin hymn | MS | ||
1879-84 | Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... Music |
orchestral | for asylum band: 1. La Brunette (1879) 2. Die Junge Kokette (1879) 3. L'Assomoir (1879) 4. The Valentine (1889) 5. Maud (1880) 6. Paris (1880) 7. Nelly (1881) 8. La Blonde (1882) 9. Helcia (1883) 10. Blumine (1884) |
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1879 | La Brunette | orchestral | 5 Quadrilles for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: piccolo, flute, clarinet, 2 cornets, euphonium, 1st & 2nd violins, cello, double bass and piano |
Geo. Jenkins Esq. | — | MS | ||
1879 | Die Junge Kokette | orchestral | 5 Quadrilles for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: piccolo, flute, clarinet, 2 cornets, 1st & 2nd violins, cello, double bass and piano |
Miss J. Holloway | — | MS | ||
1879 | Two Polonaises | chamber | violin and piano, unfinished | J. K. | — | MS | ||
1879 | L'Assomoir | orchestral | 5 Quadrilles for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: flute, clarinet, 2 cornets, euphonium, 1st & 2nd violins, cello, double bass and piano |
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1879 | The Valentine | orchestral | set of Lancers for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: piccolo, flute, clarinet, 2 cornets, euphonium, 1st & 2nd violins, cello, double bass and piano |
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1879 | Minuet-grazioso | orchestral | lost or destroyed | — | — | |||
1880 | Maud | orchestral | polka for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: piccolo, flute, clarinet, 2 cornets, euphonium, 1st & 2nd violins, cello, double bass and piano |
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1880 | Paris | orchestral | 5 Quadrilles for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: piccolo, flute, clarinet, 2 cornets, euphonium, 1st & 2nd violins, cello, double bass and piano 1. Châtelet Théâtre du Châtelet The Théâtre du Châtelet is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.One of two theatres built on the site of a châtelet, a small castle or fortress, it was designed by Gabriel Davioud at the request of Baron Haussmann between 1860 and... 2. L'Hippodrome 3. Alcazar d'Été Alcazar d'Été The Alcazar d'Été was a Café-concert which opened in 1860, located on the Champs-Élysées at 8 Avenue Gabriel in Paris, and closed in 1914.The old Café Morel behind the Élysée Palace was acquired in 1869 by Arsène Goubert who at the time was owner of the "Alcazar" at 10 Rue du Faubourg Poissonière. ... (Champs-Élysées Champs-Élysées The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is... ) 4. La! Suzanne 5. Café des Ambassadeurs: "La femme de l'emballeur" |
Miss J. Holloway, Powycke | — | MS | ||
1880 | Violin Sonata in F, K.547 (Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... ) |
arrangement | arr. as Gloria | — | — | MS | ||
1880 | "O Salutaris Hostia" | church | in F, choir and organ | — | O Salutaris Hostia O Salutaris Hostia O salutaris Hostia, "O Saving Host", is a section of one of the Eucharistic hymns written by St Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi. He wrote it for the Hour of Lauds in the Divine Office. It is actually the last two stanzas of the hymn Verbum supernum prodiens, and is used for the... |
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1880 | "O Salutaris Hostia" | church | in E-flat, choir and organ | — | O Salutaris Hostia O Salutaris Hostia O salutaris Hostia, "O Saving Host", is a section of one of the Eucharistic hymns written by St Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi. He wrote it for the Hour of Lauds in the Divine Office. It is actually the last two stanzas of the hymn Verbum supernum prodiens, and is used for the... |
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1881 | Fantasy on Irish Airs | chamber | violin and piano, unfinished | — | — | MS | ||
1881 | Fugue in F# minor | chamber | incomplete - later copied for The Spanish Lady | — | — | MS | ||
1881 | Nelly | orchestral | polka for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: piccolo, flute, clarinet, 2 cornets, euphonium, 1st & 2nd violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano |
Fras. Thos. Elgar | — | MS | ||
1882 | La Blonde | orchestral | polka for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: piccolo, clarinet, 2 cornets, trombone, 1st & 2nd violins, cello, double bass and piano |
'H. J. W.' (Helen Weaver) | — | MS | ||
1882 | Douce Pensée | chamber | violin, cello and piano, pub. 1915 as Rosemary |
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1882 | Suite in D | orchestral | 1. Mazurka 2. Intermezzo-Sérénade Mauresque 3. Fantasia gavotte 4. Marche - Pas Redoublé Revised 1899 as Three Characteristic Pieces (see Op. 10) |
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1882 | "O Salutaris Hostia" | church | in E-flat, bass solo and organ | — | O Salutaris Hostia O Salutaris Hostia O salutaris Hostia, "O Saving Host", is a section of one of the Eucharistic hymns written by St Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi. He wrote it for the Hour of Lauds in the Divine Office. It is actually the last two stanzas of the hymn Verbum supernum prodiens, and is used for the... |
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1882 | Benedictus in G | church | for choir, organ and strings | — | — | MS | ||
1882 | Four Litanies for the Blessed Virgin Mary | church | choir unacc. | Fr. T. Knight, S.J. Society of Jesus The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a... , Worcester |
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1882 | Air de Ballet - Pastorale | orchestral | perf. Worcester | — | — | MS | ||
1882 | Marche - Pas Redoublé | orchestral | perf. Worcester Marche incorporated into The Spanish Lady and Suite in D | — | — | MS | ||
1882 | Air de Ballet | orchestral | perf. Worcester | — | — | MS | ||
1883 | Scherzo (Schumann Robert Schumann Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era.... ) |
arrangement | arr. Scherzo from Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52, for piano solo |
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1883 | Entry of the Minstrels from Tannhaüser Act III, (Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... ) |
arrangement | for piano | — | — | MS | ||
1883 | Helcia | orchestral | polka for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: piccolo, clarinet, 2 cornets, 1st & 2nd violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano |
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1884 | Blumine | orchestral | polka for Powick Asylum Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. Founded in 1847 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum, it was designed by architects John R. Hamilton & James Medland of Gloucester and opened in August 1852... band: flute, clarinet, 2 cornets, 1st & 2nd violins, cello, double bass and piano |
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1884 | Griffinesque | keyboard | piano, pub. posth. by Novello | — | — | Novello | ||
1884 | "A Soldier’s Song" | song | see "A War Song", Op. 5.1 | — | — | — | ||
1885 | "Clapham Town End Clapham Town End ”Clapham Town End” is an old Yorkshire folk song which was harmonised by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1890.Elgar arranged the song for his friend Dr. Charles W. Buck. It is for voice with piano accompaniment... " |
song | low voice and piano, arrangement of an old Yorkshire folksong, unpub. "An old Yorkshire ballad taken down from the singing of old Tommy Kerr [?] as he got it from his grandfather. Harmonised in strict accordance with the spirit of the age" [comment by Elgar], for Dr. C. W. Buck |
— | trad. | Young Percy M. Young Percy Marshall Young was a British musicologist, editor, organist, composer, conductor and teacher.Young was born in Northwich, Cheshire. From 1934 to 1937 he was a Director of Music at Stranmillis Teacher Training College in Belfast. From 1937 to 1944, Young was a Musical Adviser to... |
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1885 | "Clapham Town End Clapham Town End ”Clapham Town End” is an old Yorkshire folk song which was harmonised by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1890.Elgar arranged the song for his friend Dr. Charles W. Buck. It is for voice with piano accompaniment... " |
arrangement | see Clapham Town End, song | — | — | |||
1885 | Gavotte | chamber | violin and piano | Dr. C. W. Buck, Settle Settle Settle is a small market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is served by the Settle railway station, which is located near the town centre, and Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away. It is from Leeds Bradford Airport... |
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1885 | Absent and Present (Maude Valérie White Maude Valerie White Maude Valérie White was a French-born English composer who became one of the most successful songwriters of the Victorian period.-Early years:... ) |
arrangement | cello obbligato, end note - "Lobster cutlets! Oh!!!!!!" [comment by Elgar] | — | — | MS | ||
1885 | Out on the Rocks (C. H. Dolby) |
arrangement | cello obbligato | — | — | MS | ||
1885 | Melody (C. W. Buck) |
arrangement | piano accompaniment for cello | — | — | MS | ||
1885 | The Lakes overture | orchestral | MS lost | — | — | |||
1885 | Scottish Overture | orchestral | MS lost | — | — | |||
1886 | Berceuse, (G. F. Blackbourne) |
arrangement | violin and piano, pub. 1907 | — | — | MS | ||
1886 | "Is she not passing fair? Is she not passing fair? "Is she not passing fair?" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar.It was completed on 28 October 1886, but not published until 1908, by Boosey & Co.... " |
song | pub. 1908, Lay Lai A lai is a lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.Lais were mainly composed in France and Germany, during the 13th and 14th centuries. A Provençal term for a similar kind of poem is descort.The English term lay is a... , tr. from poem by Charles, Duke of Orléans (1391-1466) |
— | Louisa Stuart Costello Louisa Stuart Costello Louisa Stuart Costello was a writer on travel and French history.Costello was born in Ireland or Sussex.She resided in Paris, France, near the Seine River .... |
Boosey | ||
1886 | Trio | chamber | violin, cello and piano, fragment only of first movement, "Sans" | — | — | MS | ||
1886 | Enina Valse | keyboard | piano, dated Malvern Wells 21 Dec 1886 |
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1887 | Duett for trombone and double bass Duett for trombone and double bass Duett for trombone and double bass is a musical work by the English composer Edward Elgar.The duet was composed as wedding gift to Frank Weaver, a brother of Helen Weaver to whom the composer had been engaged some four years earlier, and presented to him on 1 August 1887, when he married Fannie Jones... |
chamber | trombone and double bass, pub. 1970, ed. Rodney Slatford |
Frank William Weaver, on his wedding-day | — | Yorke | ||
1888 | "As I laye a-thynkynge As I laye a-thynkynge "As I laye a-thynkynge" is the last poem written by "Thomas Ingoldsby" . It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar.The song was published in 1888 by Beare & Son, though may have been written in the previous year... " |
song | voice and piano, the last lines of Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Barham Richard Harris Barham was an English cleric of the Church of England, novelist, and humorous poet. He was known better by his nom de plume Thomas Ingoldsby.-Life:Richard Harris Barham was born in Canterbury... |
— | Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Barham Richard Harris Barham was an English cleric of the Church of England, novelist, and humorous poet. He was known better by his nom de plume Thomas Ingoldsby.-Life:Richard Harris Barham was born in Canterbury... |
Beare | ||
1888 | "The Wind at Dawn The Wind at Dawn "The Wind at Dawn" is a poem set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1888. The poem was written in 1880 by Caroline Alice Roberts, before she had met Elgar, though they were married in the year after the song was written.... " |
song | voice and piano | Dr. Ludwig Wüllner | C. Alice Roberts Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... (Elgar) |
Boosey | ||
1888 | Allegretto on G.E.D.G.E. | chamber | violin and piano | The Misses Gedge, Malvern Wells | — | Schott | ||
1888 | "Ecce Sacerdos Magnus" | church | choir and organ | Hubert Leicester, Worcester | Liturgy Ecce sacerdos magnus Ecce sacerdos magnus is an antiphon and a responsory from the common of confessors in the Liturgy of the Hours and in the Graduale Romanum.Its words are, Ecce sacerdos magnus, qui in diebus suis, placuit Deo, which means, "behold the great priest, who in his days, pleased God".In certain cases,... |
Cary | ||
1888 | "O Salutaris Hostia" | church | choir, written 1880 | — | O Salutaris Hostia O Salutaris Hostia O salutaris Hostia, "O Saving Host", is a section of one of the Eucharistic hymns written by St Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi. He wrote it for the Hour of Lauds in the Divine Office. It is actually the last two stanzas of the hymn Verbum supernum prodiens, and is used for the... |
Cary | ||
1888 | Liebesgruss | chamber | see Salut d'Amour, Op. 12 | — | — | — | ||
1889 | Liebesahnung | chamber | see Mot d'Amour, Op. 13.1 | — | — | |||
1889 | "Queen Mary's Song Queen Mary's Song ”Queen Mary's Song” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1889. The words are from Lute Song by Tennyson.It was composed between 14 June and 1 July 1889, and dedicated to 'J. H. Meredith'.... " |
song | voice and piano, repub. 1907 in Seven Lieder Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... |
J. H. Meredith | Alfred Tennyson | Orsborn & Tuckwood, Ascherberg |
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1889 | Presto | keyboard | piano | — | — | |||
1890 | "Man" | song | voice and piano | |— | — | |||
1890 | Violin Concerto | concertante | destroyed | — | — | |||
1892 | "A Song of Autumn A Song of Autumn "A Song of Autumn" is a poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon set to music by Edward Elgar in 1892.It was dedicated to 'Miss Marshall'.The song was first published by Orsborn & Tuckwood, then by Ascherberg in 1892. It was re-published in 1907 as one of the Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar, with English and... " |
song | voice and piano, repub. 1907 in Seven Lieder Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... |
Miss Marshall | Adam Lindsay Gordon Adam Lindsay Gordon Adam Lindsay Gordon was an Australian poet, jockey and politician.- Early life :Gordon was born at Fayal in the Azores, son of Captain Adam Durnford Gordon who had married his first cousin, Harriet Gordon, both of whom were descended from Adam of Gordon of the ballad... |
Orsborn & Tuckwood, Ascherberg |
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1892 | "Like to the Damask Rose Like to the Damask Rose ”Like to the Damask Rose” is a poem either by Francis Quarles called "Hos ego versiculos", or by Simon Wastell called “The flesh profiteth nothing”. It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892.... " |
song | voice and piano, repub. 1907 in Seven Lieder Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... |
— | Simon Wastell or Francis Quarles Francis Quarles Francis Quarles was an English poet most famous for his Emblem book aptly entitled Emblems.-Career:Francis was born in Romford, Essex, , and baptised there on 8 May 1592. He traced his ancestry to a family settled in England before the Norman Conquest with a long history in royal service... |
Tuckwood, Ascherberg |
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1892 | "The Poet's Life The Poet's Life ”The Poet’s Life” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892, with words by "Ellen Burroughs".The manuscript of the song has a dedication to "Mrs. Fitton", but this is crossed out.... " |
song | voice and piano, repub. 1907 in Seven Lieder Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... |
— | Ellen Burroughs | Ascherberg | ||
1892 | "A spear, a sword" | song | voice and piano, unpub. | — | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
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1892 | Mill-wheel Songs | song | voice and piano, unpub. 1. "Winter" 2. "May (a rhapsody)" |
— | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
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1894 | "The Wave" | song | voice and piano, unpub. | — | — | |||
1894 | "Muleteer's Song" | song | voice and piano | — | Barry Pain Barry Pain Barry Eric Odell Pain was an English journalist, poet and writer.-Biography:Born in Cambridge, Barry Pain was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a prominent contributor to The Granta... |
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1894 | Parsifal, Good Friday Music (Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... ) |
arrangement | for small orchestra, Worcester High School | — | — | |||
30 | 1896 | "As torrents in summer" | part-song | SATB unacc., from Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30, pub. separately, | — | Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline... |
Novello | |
29 | 1896 | "Seek Him that maketh the Seven Stars" | song | tenor solo and chorus TTBB, from The Light of Life, Op. 29, pub. separately | — | Rev. E. Capel-Cure | Novello | |
29 | 1896 | "Doubt not thy Father's care" | song | duet, soprano and alto, from The Light of Life, Op. 29, pub. separately | — | Rev. E. Capel-Cure | Novello | |
35 | 1897 | "The Sword Song" | song | baritone, from Caractacus, Op. 35, pub. separately | H.M Queen Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.... |
H. A. Acworth | Novello | |
1897 | "Roundel: The little eyes that never knew Light Roundel: The little eyes that never knew Light "Roundel: The little eyes that never knew Light" is a song with piano accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1897. The words are from the fourth roundel of a poem A Baby's Death written by A. C... " |
song | voice and piano, composed 1887, unpub. | — | A. C. Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He invented the roundel form, wrote several novels, and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica... |
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1897 | "Grete Malverne on a Rocke" | part-song | Christmas carol SATB unacc., pub. 1909 as Lo, Christ the Lord is born |
— | trad. | Christmas Card | ||
1898 | "The Holly and the Ivy" | arrangement | Christmas carol, chorus and orchestra |
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1898 | Festival March in C | choral | chorus and orchestra, fragment only remains | — | — | |||
1898 | "Love alone will stay Love alone will stay " Love alone will stay" is a poem by Caroline Alice Elgar, set to music for voice and piano by her husband, the English composer Edward Elgar, in 1897.... " |
song | voice and piano, published in "The Dome", later adapted as In Haven, No. 2 of Sea Pictures, Op. 37 |
— | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
Paternoster Press | ||
1898 | "O Salutaris Hostia" | church | choir unacc., in Tozer’s Benediction Manual No. 47 | — | O Salutaris Hostia O Salutaris Hostia O salutaris Hostia, "O Saving Host", is a section of one of the Eucharistic hymns written by St Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi. He wrote it for the Hour of Lauds in the Divine Office. It is actually the last two stanzas of the hymn Verbum supernum prodiens, and is used for the... |
Cary | ||
1899 | "Dry those fair, those crystal eyes Dry those fair, those crystal eyes ”Dry those fair, those crystal eyes” is a poem by Henry King Bishop of Chichester, set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1899.... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Henry King Henry King (poet) -Life:The eldest son of John King, Bishop of London, and his wife Joan Freeman, he was baptised at Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, 16 January 1592. He was educated at Lord Williams's School, Westminster School and in 1608 became a student of Christ Church, Oxford... |
Charing + Hospital Bazaar | ||
1899 | "To Her Beneath Whose Steadfast Star" | part-song | SATB unacc., orchestrated 1902 | H.M. Queen Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.... |
Frederick W. H. Myers | Macmillan | ||
12 | Y1899 | "Woo thou, sweet Music" | song | voice and piano, from Salut d’Amour, Op. 12, adapted by Max Laistner |
— | A. C. Bunten | Schott | |
1899 | Sérénade Lyrique | orchestral | — | Ivan Caryll’s Orchestra | — | Chappell | ||
1900 | "Pansies" | song | voice and piano, from Salut d’Amour, Op. 12, adapted by Max Laistner |
— | Percy E. Pinkerton Percy E. Pinkerton Percy Edward Pinkerton was an English translator and poet.- Biography :Percy Edward Pinkerton was born on 19 June 1855, at Manor Road, Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex. He was the third child of George Pinkerton and Mary Easum... |
Schott | ||
1900 | "The Pipes of Pan The Pipes of Pan "The Pipes of Pan" is a poem by Adrian Ross set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar, being completed on 5 June 1899.The song was published by Boosey in 1900. Early editions of the vocal score are inscribed 'Sung by Mr... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Adrian Ross Adrian Ross For the NFL player see Adrian Ross Arthur Reed Ropes , better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a prolific writer of lyrics, contributing songs to more than sixty British musical comedies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... |
Boosey | ||
1901 | "Always and Everywhere Always and Everywhere ”Always and Everywhere” is a song by the English composer Edward Elgar with words translated from the Polish of Zygmunt Krasiński by Frank H. Fortey... " |
song | voice and piano, from the Polish of Krasiński Zygmunt Krasinski Count Napoleon Stanisław Adam Ludwig Zygmunt Krasiński , a Polish count, is traditionally ranked with Mickiewicz and Słowacki as one of Poland's Three National Bards — the trio of great Romantic poets who influenced national consciousness during the period of Poland's political bondage.-Life and... |
— | F. H. Fortey | Boosey | ||
1901 | "Come, Gentle Night! Come, gentle night! "Come, Gentle Night!" is a poem by Clifton Bingham set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901.It is a song for soprano voice, the title page advertising that it was sung by Madame Clara Butt.... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Clifton Bingham | Boosey | ||
1901 | May-Song | keyboard | piano, for orchestra (Elkin, 1928) | — | — | W. H. Broome Morrice Music Elkin |
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1901 | Emmaus (Herbert Brewer Herbert Brewer Sir Arthur Herbert Brewer was an English composer and organist. As organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1896 until his death, he contributed a good deal to the Three Choirs Festival for 30 years.... ) |
arrangement | orchestration | — | — | |||
1902 | "Land of Hope and Glory Land of Hope and Glory "Land of Hope and Glory" is a British patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar and lyrics by A. C. Benson, written in 1902.- Composition :... " |
song | voice and piano or orchestra | — | Arthur Christopher Benson A. C. Benson Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.... |
Boosey | ||
1902 | "O Mightiest of the Mighty" | church | hymn for the Coronation of Edward VII | H.R.H. Prince of Wales Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... (later H.M. King Edward VII) |
Rev. S. Childs Clarke | Novello | ||
1902 | "God Save the King" | arrangement | soloists, chorus and orchestra | — | — | Novello | ||
1903 | "Speak, my Heart! Speak, my Heart! ”Speak, my Heart” is a poem by Arthur Christopher Benson, set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1902.The score was dated 16 August 1902 and it was published by Boosey & Co... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Arthur Christopher Benson A. C. Benson Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.... |
Boosey | ||
1903 | "Weary Wind of the West" | part-song | SATB unacc. | — | T. E. Brown Thomas Edward Brown Thomas Edward Brown , commonly referred to as T.E. Brown was a Manx poet, scholar and theologian.Brown was born at Douglas, Isle of Man. His father, the Rev. Robert Brown, shared with the parish schoolmaster in tutoring the clever boy until, at the age of fifteen, he was entered at King William's... |
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1903 | Offertoire (Andante Religioso) | chamber | violin and piano, "Offertoire pour le violon, Gustave Francke (op 11), dedié à Serge Derval, Anvers" [note by Elgar] | Serge Derval, Antwerp | — | Boosey | ||
1903 | Skizze | keyboard | piano, repub. Novello | Prof. Julius Buths Julius Buths Julius Buths was a German pianist, conductor and minor composer. He was particularly notable in his early championing of the works of Edward Elgar in Germany. He conducted the continental European premieres of both the Enigma Variations and The Dream of Gerontius... , Düsseldorf |
— | Musik-Beilag zur Nuen Musik-Zeitung (Stuttgart), Novello |
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50 | 1904 | Canto Popolare Canto Popolare (Elgar) Canto Popolare is an arrangement for viola with piano accompaniment, made by the English composer Edward Elgar. It is from the viola solo in the central section of his concert-overture In the South , written in 1904.... |
chamber | viola and piano, arranged by the composer from his concert-overture In the South (Alassio) In the South (Alassio) In the South , Op. 50, is a concert overture composed by Edward Elgar during a family holiday in Italy in the winter of 1903 to 1904.The work is dedicated "To my friend Leo F. Schuster".- History :... , Op. 50 |
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50 | 1904 | "In Moonlight In Moonlight "In Moonlight" is a song with music written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1904 to words from the poem "An Ariette for Music. To a Lady singing to her Accompaniment on the Guitar", by Percy Bysshe Shelley and published in 1832.... " |
song | voice and piano, adapted to the viola serenade Canto Popolare Canto Popolare (Elgar) Canto Popolare is an arrangement for viola with piano accompaniment, made by the English composer Edward Elgar. It is from the viola solo in the central section of his concert-overture In the South , written in 1904.... from the concert-overture In the South (Alassio) In the South (Alassio) In the South , Op. 50, is a concert overture composed by Edward Elgar during a family holiday in Italy in the winter of 1903 to 1904.The work is dedicated "To my friend Leo F. Schuster".- History :... , Op. 50 |
— | Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron... |
Boosey | |
1905 | "Evening Scene" | part-song | SATB unacc. | In Memory of R. G. H. Howson | Coventry Patmore Coventry Patmore Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore was an English poet and critic best known for The Angel in the House, his narrative poem about an ideal happy marriage.-Youth:... |
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1905 | In Smyrna | keyboard | piano, pub. "Queen's Christmas Carol Book", repub. Novello | — | — | Daily Mail, Novello |
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1906 | Piece for Organ | keyboard | organ, "For Dot's Nuns" [remark by Elgar] | — | — | |||
1907 | Berceuse-Petit Reine (Victor Bérard) |
arrangement | violin and piano | — | — | Wilcocks (?) Ashdown |
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1907 | Andantino (Victor Bérard) |
arrangement | violin, mandolin and guitar "For the Barbers" [remark by Elgar], unfinished |
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1907 | Two single chants for Venite in D and G | church | choir, in "New Cathedral Psalter" | — | — | Novello | ||
1907 | Two double chants in D for Psalms 68 and 75 | church | choir, in "New Cathedral Psalter" | — | — | Novello | ||
1907 | String quartet | chamber | fragmentary | — | — | |||
1907 | "How calmly the evening" | part-song | SATB unacc. | — | T. Lynch | Novello | ||
1907 | Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.The set was published with German words 'by Ed... |
song | voice and piano 1. "Like to the Damask Rose Like to the Damask Rose ”Like to the Damask Rose” is a poem either by Francis Quarles called "Hos ego versiculos", or by Simon Wastell called “The flesh profiteth nothing”. It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892.... " 2. "Queen Mary's Song Queen Mary's Song ”Queen Mary's Song” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1889. The words are from Lute Song by Tennyson.It was composed between 14 June and 1 July 1889, and dedicated to 'J. H. Meredith'.... " 3. "A Song of Autumn A Song of Autumn "A Song of Autumn" is a poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon set to music by Edward Elgar in 1892.It was dedicated to 'Miss Marshall'.The song was first published by Orsborn & Tuckwood, then by Ascherberg in 1892. It was re-published in 1907 as one of the Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar, with English and... 2 4. "The Poet's Life The Poet's Life ”The Poet’s Life” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892, with words by "Ellen Burroughs".The manuscript of the song has a dedication to "Mrs. Fitton", but this is crossed out.... " 5. "Through the Long Days Through the Long Days ”Through the Long Days” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1885 as his Op.16, No.2. The words are from a poem by the American writer and statesman John Hay.... " 6. "Rondel Rondel (Elgar) ”Rondel” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1894 as his Op.16, No.3. The words are by Longfellow, a translation of a Rondel by Froissart. The manuscript is dated 4 January 1894.... " 7. "The Shepherd's Song The Shepherd's Song ”The Shepherd’s Song” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892. The words are by Barry Pain.The manuscript is dated 22 August 1892.The song was first published in 1895 by Tuckwood as his Op. 16 No.1, then in 1896 by Ascherberg... " all first pub. 1889-1894 |
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1908 | "Marching Song Follow the Colours "Follow the Colours" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar, with words by Capt. William de Courcy Stretton. The song is for male voice solo with an optional chorus of male voices.... " |
part-song | SATB and piano, repub. 1914 as "Follow the Colours Follow the Colours "Follow the Colours" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar, with words by Capt. William de Courcy Stretton. The song is for male voice solo with an optional chorus of male voices.... " for solo and optional male chorus and orchestra |
— | Capt. W. de Courcy Stretton | Novello | ||
1908 | "Abide with me" (Ivor Atkins Ivor Atkins Sir Ivor Algernon Atkins was the choirmaster and organist at Worcester Cathedral for over 50 years . He is well known for editing Allegri's Miserere with the famous top-C part for the treble... ) |
arrangement | anthem, rev. 1928 | — | — | |||
1909 | "Lo! Christ the Lord is Born" | church | Christmas carol SATB unacc., after Grete Malverne on a Rocke, 1897 |
— | Shapcott Wensley Shapcott Wensley Shapcott Wensley was the pseudonym of the English author and poet Henry Shapcott Bunce .- Life :He was born in Bristol in the summer of 1854. He died in Bristol on 1 June 1917. He married a singer, Alice Mary Wensley, and they had one daughter, Gertrude.By profession he was a clerk in a soap works... |
Novello | ||
1910 | "A Child Asleep A Child Asleep "A Child Asleep" is a song, with lyrics from a poem written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in December 1909 and published in 1910 by Novello... " |
song | voice and piano | Anthony Goetz | Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era. Her poetry was widely popular in both England and the United States during her lifetime. A collection of her last poems was published by her husband, Robert Browning, shortly after her death.-Early life:Members... |
Novello | ||
1910 | "The King's Way The King's Way ”The King’s Way” is a poem set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909. The words were written by his wife, Caroline Alice Elgar.... " |
song | voice and piano | — | C. Alice Elgar Caroline Alice Elgar Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.- Family :... |
Boosey | ||
1910 | "They are at Rest" | church | anthem for choir and organ, perf. at the Royal Mausoleum Mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the... for the anniversary of Queen Victoria's Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.... death |
— | Cardinal Newman | Novello | ||
1911 | St Matthew Passion (J. S. Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity... ) |
arrangement | performing edition, with Ivor Atkins Ivor Atkins Sir Ivor Algernon Atkins was the choirmaster and organist at Worcester Cathedral for over 50 years . He is well known for editing Allegri's Miserere with the famous top-C part for the treble... |
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1911 | St Matthew Passion (J. S. Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity... ) |
arrangement | two chorales "O Mensch bewein dein Sünde Gross" BWV 622, "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" BWV 244, for 3 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones and tuba | — | — | MS | ||
1913 | "Callicles" | song | Scena, intended for Muriel Foster | — | Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator... |
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1913 | Carissima Carissima (Elgar) "Carissima" is a piece for small orchestra by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar.It was composed in December 1913 and published in 1914 by Elkin & Co.It was the first work of Elgar's to be recorded, and the recording was its first performance... |
orchestral | — | Winifred Stephens | — | Elkin | ||
1914 | "Follow the Colours" | part-song | see Marching Song, 1908 | — | Capt. W. de Courcy Stretton | Novello | ||
1914 | "Fear not, O Land" | church | Harvest Anthem | — | Joel ii Book of Joel The Book of Joel is part of the Hebrew Bible. Joel is part of a group of twelve prophetic books known as the Minor Prophets or simply as The Twelve; the distinction 'minor' indicates the short length of the text in relation to the larger prophetic texts known as the "Major Prophets".-Content:After... |
Novello | ||
1914 | "Arabian Serenade Arabian Serenade "Arabian Serenade" is a poem written by Margery Lawrence and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1914.The poem is from "Songs of Childhood and other Verses" by Margery Lawrence, published by Grant Richards, Ltd.... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Margery Lawrence Margery Lawrence Margery Lawrence was an English Fantasy fiction, Horror fiction and detective fiction author who specialized in ghost stories.... |
Boosey | ||
1914 | "The Chariots of the Lord The Chariots of the Lord ‘”The Chariots of the Lord” is a poem by Rev. John Brownlie, D.D., set to music by Edward Elgar in 1914.The song was written for Clara Butt and first performed by her in the Royal Albert Hall on 28 June 1914. It was published by Boosey & Co.-Lyrics:... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Rev. John Brownlie | Boosey | ||
1914 | "The Birthright" | part-song | SATB unacc. | — | George A. Stocks | Novello | ||
1914 | "The Merry-go-round" | song | unison song acc. piano, pub. USA |
— | Florence C. Fox | Silver Burdett | ||
1915 | Rosemary | orchestral | orchestration of Douce Pensée (1882) for piano trio | — | — | Elkin | ||
1915 | "Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront ”Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront” is a song for solo soprano, part of a staged recitation with orchestra Une voix dans le désert written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1915... " |
song | see Une voix dans le désert, Op. 77 | — | — | — | ||
1915 | "The Brook" | part-song | 2-part song acc. piano, pub. USA |
— | Ellen Soule | Silver Burdett | ||
1915 | "The Windlass Song" | part-song | SATB unacc., pub. USA |
— | William Allingham William Allingham William Allingham was an Irish man of letters and a poet.-Biography:He was born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland and was the son of the manager of a local bank who was of English descent... |
Silver Burdett | ||
1916 | "Fight for Right" | song | voice and piano | Members of the Fight for Right Fight for Right "Fight for Right" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar, with words taken from The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by William Morris.It was published by Elkin in 1916, and dedicated to Members of the Fight for Right Movement.... Movement |
William Morris William Morris William Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement... |
Elkin | ||
1917 | "Ozymandias" | song | voice and piano | — | Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron... |
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1917 | The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet is a booklet written in 1916 by Rudyard Kipling . The booklet contains essays and poems that Kipling wrote about nautical subjects in World War I.... |
song | songs for four baritones and orchestra, 1. "The Lowestoft Boat The Lowestoft Boat "The Lowestoft Boat" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling , and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917, as the first of a set of four war-related songs on nautical subjects for which he chose the title "The Fringes of the Fleet".... (A Chanty)" 2. "Fate's Discourtesy" 3. "Submarines Submarines (poem) "Submarines" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling , and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917, as the third of a set of four war-related songs on nautical subjects for which he chose the title "The Fringes of the Fleet".... " 4. "The Sweepers The Sweepers "The Sweepers" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling , and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917, as the fourth of a set of four war-related songs on nautical subjects for which he chose the title "The Fringes of the Fleet".... " 5. "Inside the Bar Inside the Bar ”Inside the Bar" is a song written in 1917 by the English composer Edward Elgar, with words by Sir Gilbert Parker.It was published by Enoch & Sons in 1917.... (A Sailor's Song)" added later |
— | Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature... |
Enoch | ||
1917 | "The Lowestoft Boat The Lowestoft Boat "The Lowestoft Boat" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling , and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917, as the first of a set of four war-related songs on nautical subjects for which he chose the title "The Fringes of the Fleet".... (A Chanty)" |
song | four baritones and orchestra, from The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet is a booklet written in 1916 by Rudyard Kipling . The booklet contains essays and poems that Kipling wrote about nautical subjects in World War I.... |
— | Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature... |
Enoch | ||
1917 | "Fate's Discourtesy" | song | four baritones and orchestra, from The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet is a booklet written in 1916 by Rudyard Kipling . The booklet contains essays and poems that Kipling wrote about nautical subjects in World War I.... |
— | Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature... |
Enoch | ||
1917 | "Submarines Submarines (poem) "Submarines" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling , and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917, as the third of a set of four war-related songs on nautical subjects for which he chose the title "The Fringes of the Fleet".... " |
song | four baritones and orchestra, from The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet is a booklet written in 1916 by Rudyard Kipling . The booklet contains essays and poems that Kipling wrote about nautical subjects in World War I.... |
— | Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature... |
Enoch | ||
1917 | "The Sweepers The Sweepers "The Sweepers" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling , and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917, as the fourth of a set of four war-related songs on nautical subjects for which he chose the title "The Fringes of the Fleet".... " |
song | four baritones and orchestra, from The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet is a booklet written in 1916 by Rudyard Kipling . The booklet contains essays and poems that Kipling wrote about nautical subjects in World War I.... |
— | Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature... |
Enoch | ||
1917 | "Inside the Bar Inside the Bar ”Inside the Bar" is a song written in 1917 by the English composer Edward Elgar, with words by Sir Gilbert Parker.It was published by Enoch & Sons in 1917.... (A Sailor's Song)" |
song | four baritones unaccompanied added to The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet The Fringes of the Fleet is a booklet written in 1916 by Rudyard Kipling . The booklet contains essays and poems that Kipling wrote about nautical subjects in World War I.... , dedicated to the four singers |
Charles Mott Charles James Mott - Biography :Charles James Mott was born in Hornsey, North London, the son of Henry Isaac Mott, a surveyor's clerk, and Eliza Brockley, a singing teacher. He was one of a large family. His early music was as a choirboy at St. James' Church in Muswell Hill... , Harry Barratt Harry Barratt Harold "Harry" Barratt was an English football player and manager.-Playing career:Barratt's entire professional playing career was spent with Coventry City. He joined the club in 1935, left for a short spell with non-league Cheltenham Town, then returned to Coventry in 1937 and played there... , Frederick Henry Frederick Henry Frederick Henry may refer to:People* Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, , Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel* Frederick Henry , Roman Catholic bishop in Calgary, Canada... and Frederick Stewart Frederick Stewart Frederick or Fred Stewart may refer to:*Frederick Stewart , Australian businessman, politician and government minister*Frederick Stewart , Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong... |
Gilbert Parker | Enoch | ||
1918 | "Big Steamers Big Steamers Big Steamers is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1911 as one of his twenty-three poems written specially for C. R. L. Fletcher's "A School History of England". It appears in the last chapter of the book... " |
song | unison song for children, acc. piano | — | Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature... |
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1920 | Study for strengthening the third finger | chamber | re-copied from 1877 sketch | Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz was a violinist, born in Vilnius, then Russian Empire, now Lithuania. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time.- Early life :... |
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1922 | "Ye Holy Angels bright" (John Darwall John Darwall John Darwall was an English clergyman and hymnodist.Born in the village of Haughton in Staffordshire, Darwall was educated at Manchester Grammar School and at Brasenose College, Oxford , graduating in 1756. He then became curate and later vicar of St Matthew's Parish in Walsall... ) |
arrangement | orchestral accompaniment | — | — | |||
1922 | "Jerusalem And did those feet in ancient time "And did those feet in ancient time" is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was printed c. 1808... " (Parry Hubert Parry Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet was an English composer, teacher and historian of music.Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem", the coronation anthem "I was glad" and the hymn tune "Repton", which sets the words... ) |
arrangement | for chorus and orchestra | — | William Blake William Blake William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age... |
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1923 | Arthur | incidental | to a play by Laurence Binyon Laurence Binyon Robert Laurence Binyon was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.... |
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1923 | "The Wanderer" | part-song | TTBB unacc. | — | Anon., adapted from Wit and Drollery, 1661 | Novello | ||
1923 | "Zut, zut, zut!" | part-song | TTBB unacc. | — | Richard Marden | Novello | ||
1923 | Memorial Chimes for a Carillon Carillon A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord... |
keyboard | for the opening of the Loughborough War Memorial Carillon Loughborough Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University... |
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1923 | Overture in D minor (Handel George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music... ) |
arrangement | transcription for orchestra of the Overture in D minor (Chandos Anthem "In the Lord put I my Trust", HWV247) | — | — | Novello | ||
1923 | "O Lord,look down from Heaven" (Battishill Jonathan Battishill Jonathan Battishill was an English composer, keyboard player, and concert tenor. He began his career as a composer writing theatre music but later devoted himself to working as an organist and composer for the Church of England... ) |
arrangement | orchestral accompaniment | — | — | MS | ||
1923 | "Let us Lift up our Hearts" (S. S. Wesley Samuel Sebastian Wesley Samuel Sebastian Wesley was an English organist and composer.-Biography:Born in London, he was the eldest child in the composer Samuel Wesley's second family, which he formed with Sarah Suter having separated from his wife Charlotte. Samuel Sebastian was the grandson of Charles Wesley... ) |
arrangement | orchestral accompaniment | — | — | MS | ||
1924 | Empire March | orchestral | — | — | — | Enoch | ||
1924 | Arthur: Suite | orchestral | for chamber orchestra (from the incidental music to Binyon's Arthur | — | — | MS | ||
1924 | Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... |
incidental | solo songs, except No. 8 "A Song of Union A Song of Union "A Song of Union" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924... " for SATB SATB In music, SATB is an initialism for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, defining the voices required by a chorus or choir to perform a particular musical work... Nos. 5 and 7 were also later arranged for chorus SATB SATB In music, SATB is an initialism for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, defining the voices required by a chorus or choir to perform a particular musical work... ; some also with orchestral accompaniment 1. "Shakespeare's Kingdom Shakespeare's Kingdom "Shakespeare's Kingdom" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song is about the English poet, William Shakespeare,... " 2. "The Islands The Islands (Elgar) "The Islands" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song is subtitled "A Song of New Zealand"... (A Song of New Zealand)" 3. "The Blue Mountains The Blue Mountains (Elgar) "The Blue Mountains" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song is subtitled "A Song of Australia"... (A Song of Australia)" 4. "The Heart of Canada The Heart of Canada "The Heart of Canada" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song refers to Canada as a member of the British Empire... " 5. "Sailing Westward Sailing Westward "Sailing Westward" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song descriptively commemorates the adventurous English... " 6. "Merchant Adventurers Merchant Adventurers (Elgar) "Merchant Adventurers" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song refers to the merchant adventurers who set sail from... " 7. "The Immortal Legions The Immortal Legions "The Immortal Legions" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The poem is of quiet grief and thanksgiving in remembrance of... " 8. "A Song of Union A Song of Union "A Song of Union" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924... " (part-song SATB) |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | "Shakespeare's Kingdom Shakespeare's Kingdom "Shakespeare's Kingdom" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song is about the English poet, William Shakespeare,... " |
song | solo voice and orchestra from Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | "The Islands The Islands (Elgar) "The Islands" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song is subtitled "A Song of New Zealand"... (A Song of New Zealand)" |
song | solo voice and orchestra from Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | "The Blue Mountains The Blue Mountains (Elgar) "The Blue Mountains" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song is subtitled "A Song of Australia"... (A Song of Australia)" |
song | solo voice and orchestra from Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | "The Heart of Canada The Heart of Canada "The Heart of Canada" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song refers to Canada as a member of the British Empire... " |
song | solo voice and orchestra from Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | "Sailing Westward Sailing Westward "Sailing Westward" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song descriptively commemorates the adventurous English... " |
song | solo voice and orchestra from Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... , later arranged for chorus SATB SATB In music, SATB is an initialism for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, defining the voices required by a chorus or choir to perform a particular musical work... |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | "Merchant Adventurers Merchant Adventurers (Elgar) "Merchant Adventurers" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The song refers to the merchant adventurers who set sail from... " |
song | solo voice and orchestra from Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | "The Immortal Legions The Immortal Legions "The Immortal Legions" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.The poem is of quiet grief and thanksgiving in remembrance of... " |
song | solo voice and orchestra from Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... , later arranged for chorus SATB SATB In music, SATB is an initialism for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, defining the voices required by a chorus or choir to perform a particular musical work... |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | "A Song of Union A Song of Union "A Song of Union" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924... " |
part-song | SATB and orchestra from Pageant of Empire Pageant of Empire (Elgar) Pageant of Empire is the title given to a set of songs, to words by Alfred Noyes, written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar and given important positions in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition.-Details:... , trio of Empire March |
— | Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:... |
Enoch | ||
1924 | March | chamber | violin, cello and piano, intended also for orchestra |
The Grafton family | — | |||
1924 | "The Song of the Bull" | part-song | male voices and piano, for Cambridge University May Week | — | F. Hamilton | — | ||
1925 | "The Herald" | part-song | SATB unacc. | — | Alexander Smith Alexander Smith (poet) Alexander Smith was a Scottish poet, and labelled as one of the Spasmodic School.-Life and works:... |
Novello | ||
1925 | "The Prince of Sleep" | part-song | SATB unacc. | — | Walter de la Mare Walter de la Mare Walter John de la Mare , OM CH was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and the poem "The Listeners".... |
Elkin | ||
1927 | Civic Fanfare | orchestral | orchestra without violins | Dr. Percy C. Hull Percy Hull Sir Percy Clarke Hull was an English organist and composer who revived the Three Choirs Festival during his time as organist of Hereford Cathedral from 1918 to 1949... |
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1928 | May-Song | orchestral | from the original for piano | — | — | |||
1928 | Beau Brummel Beau Brummell Beau Brummell, born as George Bryan Brummell , was the arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England and a friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV... |
incidental | dramatic music to a play by Bertram Matthews, only Minuet published | — | Bertram P. Matthews | MS | ||
1928 | Minuet from Beau Brummel | keyboard | piano | — | — | Elkin | ||
1928 | "I sing the Birth" | church | Christmas carol SATB unacc. | Rev. Harcourt B. S. Fowler | Ben Jonson Ben Jonson Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems... |
Novello | ||
1929 | "Good Morrow Good Morrow "Good Morrowe" is a poem written by Mr.Majangdao in 1557 and set to music by the English composer Sir khitong in 1929. Elgar titled it in modern English "Good Morrow" with the subtitle "A simple Carol for His Majesty's happy recovery", and it is a setting for unaccompanied choir, though a piano... " |
church | 'A simple carol for His Majesty's happy recovery', SATB unacc. or acc. piano | H.M. King George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... |
George Gascoigne George Gascoigne George Gascoigne was an English poet, soldier, artist, and unsuccessful courtier. He is considered the most important poet of the early Elizabethan era, following Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and leading to the emergence of Philip Sidney... |
Novello | ||
1929 | "Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei" (Purcell Henry Purcell Henry Purcell – 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music... ) |
arrangement | orchestral accompaniment | — | — | MS | ||
1930 | "It isnae me It isnae me "It isnae me" is a poem by Sally Holmes which was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1930.The poem was first printed in Country Life magazine, and the song published in 1931 by Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd,... " |
song | voice and piano | Joan Elwes | Sally Holmes | Keith Prowse | ||
1930 | "XTC XTC (Elgar) ”XTC” is a song with words and music written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1930. It was his last song.Elgar's sketches for the accompanying music were written separately from the words... " |
song | voice and piano | — | Edward Elgar | |||
1930 | Soliloquy | chamber | oboe and piano | — | — | |||
1931 | Nursery Suite Nursery Suite The Nursery Suite is one of the last compositions by Edward Elgar. Like Elgar's The Wand of Youth suites, it makes use of sketches from the composer's childhood.There are seven movements and a coda:... |
orchestral | 1. Aubade (Awake) 2. The Serious Doll 3. Busy-ness 4. The Sad Doll 5. The Wagon (Passes) 6. The Merry Doll 7. Dreaming - Envoy (coda) |
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of York Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II... and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI.... |
— | Keith Prowse | ||
1932 | Queen Alexandra's Memorial Ode Queen Alexandra's Memorial Ode Queen Alexandra's Memorial Ode is an ode "So many true Princesses who have gone" written by John Masefield and set to music for choir and orchestra by Sir Edward Elgar for the occasion of the unveiling of Sir Alfred Gilbert's memorial to Queen Alexandra on 8 June 1932 outside Marlborough House in... |
choral | "So many true Princesses who have gone", SATB and orchestra |
In Memory H.M. Queen Alexandra Alexandra of Denmark Alexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom... |
John Masefield John Masefield John Edward Masefield, OM, was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967... |
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1932 | "The Woodland Stream" | song | unison song | Stephen S. Moore | Charles Mackay Charles Mackay Charles Mackay was a Scottish poet, journalist, and song writer.-Life:Charles Mackay was born in Perth, Scotland. His father was by turns a naval officer and a foot soldier; his mother died shortly after his birth. Charles was educated at the Caledonian Asylum, London, and at Brussels, but spent... |
Keith Prowse | ||
1932 | "The Rapid Stream" | song | unison song | Stephen S. Moore, Worcester | Charles Mackay Charles Mackay Charles Mackay was a Scottish poet, journalist, and song writer.-Life:Charles Mackay was born in Perth, Scotland. His father was by turns a naval officer and a foot soldier; his mother died shortly after his birth. Charles was educated at the Caledonian Asylum, London, and at Brussels, but spent... |
Keith Prowse | ||
1932 | "When Swallows Fly" | song | unison song | Stephen S. Moore | Charles Mackay Charles Mackay Charles Mackay was a Scottish poet, journalist, and song writer.-Life:Charles Mackay was born in Perth, Scotland. His father was by turns a naval officer and a foot soldier; his mother died shortly after his birth. Charles was educated at the Caledonian Asylum, London, and at Brussels, but spent... |
Keith Prowse | ||
1932 | Sonatina | keyboard | piano, certainly written many years earlier | May Grafton | — | Keith Prowse | ||
1932 | Adieu | keyboard | piano, certainly written many years earlier, transcr. for violin by Szigeti Joseph Szigeti Joseph Szigeti was a Hungarian violinist.Born into a musical family, he spent his early childhood in a small town in Transylvania. He quickly proved himself to be a child prodigy on the violin, and moved to Budapest with his father to study with the renowned pedagogue Jenő Hubay... |
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1932 | Serenade | keyboard | piano, certainly written many years earlier | John Austin | — | Keith Prowse | ||
1933 | Mina | orchestral | small orchestra | — | — | Keith Prowse | ||
1933 | "Tarantella" | song | baritone and orchestra, incomplete | — | Hilaire Belloc Hilaire Belloc Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalised British subject in 1902. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, satirist, man of letters and political activist... |
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1933 | Funeral March (Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano".... ) |
arrangement | transcription for orchestra of the Funeral March from the Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 35 | — | — | Keith Prowse | ||
1879 | Adagio Solenne | — | see Five Intermezzos of Wind Quintets, Op 6.1, also used in Cantique, Op. 3 | — | — | — | ||
1879 | Evesham Andante | — | see Andante con Variazioni of Wind Quintets, Op. 6.5 | — | — | — | ||
1879 | Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup was a medicinal product formula compounded by Mrs. Charlotte N. Winslow and first marketed by her son-in-law Jeremiah Curtis and Benjamin A. Perkins in Bangor, Maine, USA in 1849. The formula consisted of morphine sulphate , sodium carbonate, spirits foeniculi, and... |
— | see Adagio Cantabile of Wind Quintets, Op. 6.6 | — | — | — | ||
1892 | "Stars of the Summer Night" | — | see "Spanish Serenade", Op. 23 | — | — | — | ||
1884 | Une Idylle | — | see Idylle, Op. 4.1 | — | — | — | ||
1894 | King Olaf | — | see Scenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30 | — | — | — | ||
1896 | Lux Christi | — | see The Light of Life, Op. 29 | — | — | — | ||
1899 | Enigma Variations | — | see Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), Op. 36 | — | — | — | ||
1902 | Enfants d'un Rêve | — | see Dream Children, Op. 43 | — | — | — | ||
1911 | Coronation Offertorium | — | see "O Hearken Thou", Op. 64 | — | — | — | ||
1911 | "Intende voci orationis meæ" | — | see "O Hearken Thou", Op. 64 | — | — | — | ||
1915 | "When the spring comes round" | — | see "Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront" | — | — | — | ||
1915 | "A voice in the desert" | — | see "Une voix dans le désert", Op. 77 | — | — | — | ||
1916 | The Belgian Flag | — | see Le drapeau belge, Op. 79 | — | — | — | ||
1932 | "So many true Princesses who have gone" | — | see Queen Alexandra's Memorial Ode, 1932 | — | — | — | ||