| Work Title
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With Proud Thanksgiving
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Elgar, Edward
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IEE 101
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| Key
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A minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1
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| Text Incipit
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With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1920
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| First Performance.
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1921 in London, Royal Albert Hall
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| First Publication.
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1920
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| Librettist
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Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)
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| Language
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English
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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7.5 minutes
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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), orchestra
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| Related Works
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Abridged and re-worked from "For the Fallen" (No.3) of The Spirit of England, Op.80
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