EDWARD ELGAR

Sir Edward William Elgar (1857-1934) was born in of Lower Broadheath, outside Worcester, England. Most of his musical training was piano and violin lessons from local teachers and self-study, assisted particularly by articles written by Hubert Parry in the “Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.” He sang in the Worcester Glee Club, accompanied singers, played the violin, composed and arranged works, and conducted. His reputation as a composer grew, especially through performances at choral festivals. Many viewed him to be heir apparent as the most significant English musician after the death of Sir Arthur Sullivan. International recognition grew as his works entered the concert repertoire. His compositions are varied and include many part-songs embraced by choirs around the world. His best known works are the orchestral works “Enigma Variations” and “Pomp and Circumstance Marches.”

 

All are SATB and unaccompanied unless noted in VOICING column. A noting of “div” indicates some incidental divisi within a part or parts, but not a true independent part throughout the entire work. Solos and accompaniment are also noted.

 

OPUS	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
18.1	O Happy Eyes		Caroline Alice Elgar
18.2	Love		Arthur Maquarie
18.3	My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land	SATBdiv	Andrew Lang
23	Spanish Serenade	w/piano	Longfellow
27.1	The Dance (Sonnenbichl)	SATBdiv/piano	C. A. Elgar, trans.
27.2	False Love (Wamberg)	SATBdiv/piano	C. A. Elgar, trans.
27.3	Lullaby (In Hammersbach)	SATBdiv/piano	C. A. Elgar, trans.
27.4	Aspiration (Sankt Anton)	SATBdiv/piano	C. A. Elgar, trans.
27.5	On the Alm 'True Love' (Hoch Alp)	SATBdiv/piano	C. A. Elgar, trans.
27.6	Marksmen (Bei Murnau)	SATBdiv/piano	C. A. Elgar, trans.
30	As Torrents in Summer		Longfellow
44	Peace, gentle Peace		Arthur C. Benson
45.1	Cast me from heights		Greek Anthology
45.2	Whether I find thee		Greek Anthology
45.3	After many a dusty mile		Greek Anthology
45.4	It’s oh! to be a wild wind		Greek Anthology
45.5	Feasting I watch		Greek Anthology
53.1	There is Sweet Music		Tennyson
53.2	Deep in my Soul		Lord Byron
53.3	O Wild West Wind		Shelley
53.4	Owls		Edward Elgar
56	Angelus - Tuscany			N/A
57	Go, song of mine	SAATTB	Anon.
71.1	The Shower		Henry Vaughan
71.2	The Fountain		Henry Vaughan
72	Death on the hills		Maykov, transl. Newmarch
73.1	Love’s Tempest		Minsky, transl. Newmarch
73.2	Serenade		Minsky, transl. Newmarch
NONE	The Fringes of the Fleet 1. The Lowestoft Boat	w/piano	Rudyard Kipling
NONE	The Fringes of the Fleet 2. Fate’s Discourtesy	w/piano	Rudyard Kipling
NONE	The Fringes of the Fleet 3. Submarines	w/piano	Rudyard Kipling
NONE	The Fringes of the Fleet 4. The Sweepers	w/piano	Rudyard Kipling
NONE	Evening Scene		Coventry Patmore
NONE	How calmly the evening		T. T. Lynch
NONE	Weary Wind of the West		T. E. Brown
NONE	Windlass Song		William Allingham