Work Title
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The Later Part-Songs
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Alternative. Title
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The later Part-songs (1902-1925)
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Composer
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Elgar, Edward
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 songs
- Weary Wind of the West (E♭ major)
- Evening Scene (D minor)
- The Prince of Sleep (G minor)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1902-25
- 1902 (No.1)
1905 (No.2) 1925 (No.3)
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First Publication.
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1982 – London: Novello
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Librettist
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Thomas Edward Brown (1830-1897) (No.1) Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896) (No.2) Walter De la Mare (1873-1956) (No.3)
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Language
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English
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Dedication
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see below
- Composed for the Morecambe Musical Festival, May, 1903.
- In Memory of my friend R. G. W. Howson, Conductor of the Morecombe Madrigal Society
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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mixed chorus (SATB), piano (ad lib.)
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