The music-makers, Op. 69 (Edward Elgar)

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Editor: Michael Gibson (added 2006-10-30).   Score information: A4, 74 pages, 3 Mbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: This work is in a single continuous movement. For convenience of file handling, it has been split into 4 sections. The 6 midi files have been zipped together

General Information

Title: The Music Makers, Op. 69
Composer: Edward Elgar

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Soloist: Contralto (although it seems to be in more of a Mezzo-Soprano range)
Genre: Secular, Cantatas
Language: English
Instruments: Piano/vocal score only.
Published: 1912

Description: This 'ode' sets a poem by Alfred O'Shaughnessy for Contralto solo, chorus and orchestra. The work contains many quotations from Elgar's earlier works, particularly Enigma, Gerontious, Sea Pictures, both Symphonies and the Violin Concerto. It was first performed at the Birmingham Festival on 1 Oct 1912.

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