Edward Elgar: Works Composed



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Land of Hope and Glory

"Land of Hope and Glory" is a patriotic song for England and the United Kingdom, with music by Edward Elgar and lyrics by A. C. Benson, written in 1902. "Land of Hope and Glory" has long been sung amidst much flag-waving at the climax of the Last...

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Pomp and Circumstance Marches

The Pomp and Circumstance Marches (full title "Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches"), Op. 39 are a series of marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar. About the music commonly known as "Pomp and Circumstance" in the United States, see...

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Enigma Variations

Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra, Op. 36 ("Enigma"), 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...

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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. Many mezzo-sopranos have sung the...

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Cello Concerto

Sir Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 was his last notable work, and is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire. The piece was composed during the summer of 1919 at Elgar's secluded cottage named "Brinkwells" in Sussex, where...

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The Dream of Gerontius

The Dream of Gerontius, popularly called just Gerontius, is an oratorio (Opus 38) in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by Cardinal Newman. It relates the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment...

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Violin Concerto

Sir Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61, is one of his longest orchestral works and has been described as "the greatest English contribution to the treasury of Romantic violin concertos". The Royal Philharmonic Society of London...

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Symphony No. 2

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 Queen’s Hall by the Queen's Hall Symphony Orchestra on 24 May 1911 with the composer conducting. The...

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Symphony No. 1

Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 was written in 1907–1908, and dedicated to "Hans Richter, Mus. Doc., true artist and true friend." It was premiered on 3 December 1908 in Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, with Hans...

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The Kingdom

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 October 3, 1906, with the orchestra conducted by the composer, and soloists Agnes Nicholls,...

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In Haven

In Haven (Capri) is a poem by the British poet, (Caroline) Alice Elgar (1848 - 1920). The poem is probably best known in its musical setting as the second (and shortest) song composed by her husband Edward Elgar for his song-cycle Sea Pictures....

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The Swimmer

"The Swimmer" is a poem by the Australian poet Adam Lindsay Gordon. The poem was set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the fifth and last song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures. Square brackets [ ] indicate text omitted in the song. Italics indicate text...

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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. The poem here is as sung in Sea Pictures. Italicised text indicates lines repeated in the song but not in the...

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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. [Italicised text denotes line repeated in the song but not in the original poem. Square brackets...

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Where Corals Lie

"Where Corals Lie" is a poem by Richard Garnett set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the fourth song in his song-cycle Sea Pictures. This song was a great favourite in Britain - see Your Hundred Best Tunes. [Italicised text indicates lines repeated...

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Falstaff

Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op.68, is an orchestral work by the English composer Edward Elgar. Falstaff, though not so designated by the composer, is a symphonic poem in the tradition of Liszt and Richard Strauss. It portrays Sir John...

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The Wand of Youth

The Wand of Youth Suites No. 1 & No. 2 are works for full orchestra by the English composer Edward Elgar. The titles given them by Elgar were, in full: As a boy Elgar composed some tunes for use in a play staged by the young members of the Elgar...

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Cockaigne

Cockaigne (In London Town), Op. 40, also known as Cockaigne Overture, is a concert overture for full orchestra composed by the British composer Edward Elgar in 1900-01. At the beginning of the twentieth century the success of the Enigma Variations...

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Organ Sonata

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. A second organ sonata was arranged by Ivor...

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Nursery Suite

The Nursery Suite is one of the last compositions by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Like Elgar's Wand of Youth Suites it makes use of sketches from the composer’s childhood. There are seven movements and a coda: The composition of The Nursery Suite...

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Romance for bassoon and orchestra

The Romance, in D minor, Op 62, is a short work for bassoon and orchestra by Edward Elgar. It exists also in a transcription for cello and orchestra made by the composer. Both the bassoon and cello versions date from 1909-10. It is also published...

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Piano Quintet in A minor

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 in Sussex. W H Reed considered that all...

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Three Bavarian Dances

Three Bavarian Dances, Op 27 is an orchestral work by Edward Elgar. It is an arrangement for orchestra of three of the six songs Elgar wrote under the collective title From the Bavarian Highlands. The original song lyrics were written by the...

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Serenade for string orchestra, Op.20

The 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...

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Sospiri

Sospiri, Op. 70, is an adagio for string orchestra, harp and organ (or harmonium) composed by Edward Elgar just before the beginning of World War I. Elgar originally intended it as a companion piece to Salut d'Amour and had in mind the title Soupir...

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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...

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Symphony No. 3

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...

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The Black Knight

The Black Knight, Op. 25 is a cantata for symphony orchestra and chorus written by Edward Elgar in 1889-1893. The librettist borrows from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s translation of the ballad ‘‘Der Schwarze Ritter’’ by Ludwig Uhland. Basil Maine, a...

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Pleading

"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...

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As I laye a-thynkynge

"As I laye a-thynkynge" is the last poem written by "Thomas Ingoldsby" (Richard Barham). 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. It...

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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. Alice...

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A Child Asleep

"A Child Asleep" is a song with words 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. It bears the dedication: Anthony Goetz was the son...

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Speak, Music

”Speak, Music!” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901 as his Op.41, No.2. The words are from “The Song” in the poem “The Professor” by A. C. Benson. It was dedicated to 'Mrs. Edward Speyer, Ridgehurst'. At about the same...

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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 Völsung” by William Morris. It was published by Elkin in 1916, and dedicated to Members of the Fight for Right Movement. There...

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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,. London. It was written at...

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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. This is one of...

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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. in 1903. "The Unknown Elgar" includes "Speak, my Heart"...

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The Torch

"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 (Eastern Europe),...

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The Language of Flowers

"The Language of Flowers" is a song with both words and music written by the English composer Edward Elgar and dated 29 May 1872, when he was only fourteen years old. It is unpublished. It is inscribed "by Edward W. Elgar", with "words by Percival" ...

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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. At about the same time Elgar wrote a song Speak, Music!, as his Op.41, No.2,...

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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...

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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...

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The River

"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 (Eastern Europe), paraphrased by Pietro d’Alba and Edward Elgar". It was one of a set of a cycle of four...

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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. The song was first performed by the Irish baritone Harry Plunket Greene in St. James's Hall on 2...

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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”. It is unpublished. THE SELF BANISHED

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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. THE...

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Always and Everywhere

”Always and Everywhere” is a song by the English composer Edward Elgar with words translated by Frank H. Fortey from the Polish of Krasinski. It was composed and published in 1901. The repeated ”Always and Everywhere” would have reminded the...

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Dry those fair, those crystal eyes

”Dry those fair, those crystal eyes” is a poem by Henry King (1591-1669) Bishop of Chichester, set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1899. It was published in the Souvenir of the Charing Cross Hospital Bazaar, and its first...

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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. The song was written as the result of a commission...

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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. The song is similar to the...

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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...

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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 (also known as the "Pageant of Empire") written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire...

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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. The song was written at the same time as...

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Love alone will stay

" Love alone will stay" is a poem by Caroline Alice Elgar, set to music by her husband, the English composer Edward Elgar in 1897. The song was published in a cultural magazine “The Dome” - “a Quarterly containing Examples of All the Arts”. It is...

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The Blue Mountains

"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 (also known as the "Pageant of Empire") written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire...

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After

”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. The song was first performed by the Irish baritone Harry Plunket...

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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. In its original version it is an unaccompanied part-song for four baritones with a piano...

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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 (also known as the "Pageant of Empire") written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire...

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Was it some Golden Star?

"Was it some Golden Star?" is a poem written by Gilbert Parker, and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1910, as his Op. 59, No. 5. The Opus 59 songs were part of a song-cycle of six romantic songs that was never completed –...

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The Shepherd's Song

”The Shepherd’s Song” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892 as his Op.16, No.1. The words are by Barry Pain. The manuscript is dated 22 August 1892. The song was first published in 1895 by Tuckwood, then in 1896 by...

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