Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar
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The Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar is a set of songs by the English composer Edward Elgar
published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.
The set was published with German words 'by Ed. Sachs', though a wartime reprint of the songs published it as Edward Elgar's Album of Seven Songs with only the English words.
It was also published in different keys, for 'High' and 'Low' voice.
Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos...
published together in 1907, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.
The set was published with German words 'by Ed. Sachs', though a wartime reprint of the songs published it as Edward Elgar's Album of Seven Songs with only the English words.
It was also published in different keys, for 'High' and 'Low' voice.
The Songs
The songs are, with author of words, opus number (if any) and date of first publication:- "Like to the Damask RoseLike to the Damask Rose”Like to the Damask Rose” is a poem either by Francis Quarles called "Hos ego versiculos", or by Simon Wastell called “The flesh profiteth nothing”. It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892....
", Simon Wastell (1892) - "Queen Mary's SongQueen Mary's Song”Queen Mary's Song” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1889. The words are from Lute Song by Tennyson.It was composed between 14 June and 1 July 1889, and dedicated to 'J. H. Meredith'....
", Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889) - "A Song of AutumnA 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 Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar, with English and...
", Adam Lindsay GordonAdam Lindsay GordonAdam Lindsay Gordon was an Australian poet, jockey and politician.- Early life :Gordon was born at Fayal in the Azores, son of Captain Adam Durnford Gordon who had married his first cousin, Harriet Gordon, both of whom were descended from Adam of Gordon of the ballad...
(1892) - "The Poet's LifeThe Poet's Life”The Poet’s Life” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892, with words by "Ellen Burroughs".The manuscript of the song has a dedication to "Mrs. Fitton", but this is crossed out....
", Ellen Burroughs (1892) - "Through the Long DaysThrough the Long Days”Through the Long Days” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1885 as his Op.16, No.2. The words are from a poem by the American writer and statesman John Hay....
", John HayJohn HayJohn Milton Hay was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln.-Early life:...
, Op. 16 No. 2 (1885) - "RondelRondel (Elgar)”Rondel” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1894 as his Op.16, No.3. The words are by Longfellow, a translation of a Rondel by Froissart. The manuscript is dated 4 January 1894....
", Henry Longfellow from a RondelRondel (poem)A rondel is a verse form originating in French lyrical poetry, later used in the verse of other languages as well, such as English and Romanian. It is a variation of the rondeau consisting of two quatrains followed by a quintet or a sestet...
by Froissart, Op. 16 No. 3 (1894) - "The Shepherd's SongThe Shepherd's Song”The Shepherd’s Song” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892. The words are by Barry Pain.The manuscript is dated 22 August 1892.The song was first published in 1895 by Tuckwood as his Op. 16 No.1, then in 1896 by Ascherberg...
", Barry PainBarry PainBarry Eric Odell Pain was an English journalist, poet and writer.-Biography:Born in Cambridge, Barry Pain was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a prominent contributor to The Granta...
, Op. 16 No. 1 (1892)
Recordings
- Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar performed by Amanda Pitt (soprano), Mark Wilde (tenor), Peter Savidge (baritone) with David Owen NorrisDavid Owen Norris-Life:Norris was born in 1953. He studied music at Keble College, Oxford where he was organ scholar; he is now an Honorary Fellow of the college. After leaving Oxford, he studied composition, and worked at the Royal Opera House as a repetiteur...
(on Elgar's 1844 Broadwood Square piano).