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Sir Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar

Surrounded by sheet music and instruments in his father's shop in Worcester's High Street, the young Elgar became self-taught in music. On warm summers' days, he would take manuscripts into the countryside to study them. Thus there began for him a strong association between music and nature. As he was later to say, 'There is music in the air, music all around us, the world is full of it and you simply take as much as you require.'

Having left school at the age of 15, he began work for a local solicitor, but after a year embarked on a musical career, conducting piano and violin lessons. At 22 he took up the post of bandmaster at the Worcester and County Lunatic Asylum, a couple of miles to the southwest of Worcester. In many ways, his years as a young Worcestershire violinist were his happiest. He played in the first violins at the Worcester and Birmingham Festivals, and one great experience was to play Antonin Dvorak's Sixth Symphony and 'Stabat Mater' under the composer's baton. Elgar was thrilled by Dvorak's orchestration and this remained an influence on his own style for more than a decade.

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Edward Elgar : 4 Unaccompanied Part-Songs : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088439576 : 0853603162 : 14037136

Edward Elgar : 4 Unaccompanied Part-Songs

Review: Four unaccompanied part-songs for SATB with divisions, and piano accompaniment for practice only. Words by Tennyson.

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40361b | Songbook $11.95 | SATB add item to cart


Edward Elgar : Five Unaccompanied Part-Songs - Op. 71, 72, 73 : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 752187440758 : 0853604606 : 14037203

Edward Elgar : Five Unaccompanied Part-Songs - Op. 71, 72, 73

Review: Elgar's part songs, written in 1914 to be sung by choirs across England. Includes Op. 71, 72 and 73 for SATB with divisions. Piano for rehearsal only.

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2975b | Songbook $15.95 | SATB add item to cart


Edward Elgar : Five Unaccompanied Part-Songs for TTBB : TTBB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088444587 : 0853602530 : 14011859

Edward Elgar : Five Unaccompanied Part-Songs for TTBB

Review: Part-Song for Men's voices. The words from the Greek Anthology translated by Alma Strettell. Includes piano part for rehearsal purposes.

Songlist: After A Dusty Mile, Feasting I Watch, Yea, Cast Me From The Heights of the Mountain, Whether I Find Thee, It's Oh To Be a Wild Wind

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7237b | Songbook $11.95 | TTBB add item to cart Male Voice Arrangements


Edward Elgar : Give Unto the Lord, Op. 74 : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088432287 : 1844497658 : 14012760

Edward Elgar : Give Unto the Lord, Op. 74

Review: A new edition (2004), prepared by Bruce Wood, of Elgar's setting of Psalm 29 for SATB Chorus and Organ or Orchestra.

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40352b | Songbook $9.95 | SATB add item to cart


Edward Elgar : God Save The Queen : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088872717 : 14012852

Edward Elgar : God Save The Queen

Review: An triumphant arrangement of the National Anthem for a full mixed chorus by Edward Elgar, with accompaniment for Organ.

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40353b | Songbook $3.95 | SATB add item to cart


Edward Elgar : Great Is the Lord, Op. 67 : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088423797 : 0853604134 : 14013283

Edward Elgar : Great Is the Lord, Op. 67

Review: Psalm 48. Anthem for SATB and organ or orchestra. First performed in Westminster Abbey, 16 July 1912. Full score and orchestral material on hire.

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Edward Elgar : Great Is the Lord, Op. 67 : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088424756 : 1844497666 : 14013284

Edward Elgar : Great Is the Lord, Op. 67

Review: An updated 2004 edition, by Bruce Wood, of Elgar's composition for SATB Chorus and Orchestra, composed in 1910.

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Edward Elgar : O Hearken Thou : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 888680021900 : 14010127

Edward Elgar : O Hearken Thou

Review: A new edition (2004) of the Offertorium composed for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911. This edition, by Bruce Wood, also includes an anthem arranged from the the Offertorium by the addition of another verse from Psalm V.

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40349b | Songbook $3.95 | SATB add item to cart


Edward Elgar : Seven Anthems Revised Re-Engraved Edition : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 888680723309 : 00248699

Edward Elgar : Seven Anthems Revised Re-Engraved Edition

Review: Seven Anthems includes seven of Edward Elgar's most popular works. Six are arranged for SATB and Organ accompaniment while one more is arranged for SA and Organ accompaniment. Works included are: Doubt not thy Fathers care (SA) from The Light of Life, Fear not, O land (SATB) Harvest Anthem, Light of the world, we know thy praise (SATB) from The Light of Life, Light out of darkness (SATB with divisions) from The Light of Life, O hearken Thou (SATB with divisions) arranged by the composer from the Coronation Offertorium, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (SATB) from The Apostles and They are at rest (SATB unaccompanied)

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Edward Elgar : Te Deum and Benedictus, Op. 34 : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088425494 : 1844497674 : 14010157

Edward Elgar : Te Deum and Benedictus, Op. 34

Review: A new edition, prepared by Bruce Wood, (2004) of the setting composed for the opening service of the 1897 Three Choirs Festival.

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40350b | Songbook $15.95 | SATB add item to cart


Edward Elgar : The Apostles  - Op. 49 : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088428570 : 0853602727 : 14010158

Edward Elgar : The Apostles - Op. 49

Review: An oratorio for soprano, alto, tenor and three bass soli, SATB and orchestra. This edition contains all vocal parts and a piano accompaniment.

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Edward Elgar : The Challenge of Thor : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088861360 : 14041626

Edward Elgar : The Challenge of Thor

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Edward Elgar : The Early Part-Songs 1890-1891 : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088446949 : 0853603251 : 14010100

Edward Elgar : The Early Part-Songs 1890-1891

Review: A collection of Elgars's early works for unaccompanied mixed voice choir.

Songlist: O Happy Eyes, Love, My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land, Spanish Serenade

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7360b | Songbook $9.95 | SATB add item to cart English Choral Arrangements


Edward Elgar : The Later Part Songs : SATB divisi : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088439569 : 085360357X : 14018659

Edward Elgar : The Later Part Songs

Review: Unaccompanied poetry settings from the period 1902-1925, for SATB with divisions. Includes piano part for rehearsal purposes.

Songlist: Evening Scene, Weary Wind of the West, The Prince of Sleep

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7326b | Songbook $11.95 | SATB divisi add item to cart English Choral Arrangements


Edward Elgar : Three Unaccompanied Part-Songs for Mixed Voices : SATB : Songbook : Edward Elgar : 884088439552 : 0853605661 : 14033585

Edward Elgar : Three Unaccompanied Part-Songs for Mixed Voices

Review: Includes piano part for rehearsal purposes.

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40360b | Songbook $9.00 | SATB add item to cart


Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge : Choral Music of Edward Elgar : 1 CD : Richard Marlow : Edward Elgar : 49262

Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge : Choral Music of Edward Elgar

Review: Richard Marlow's final recording as director of the Trinity College choir (Cambridge, England)! The choral works of Edward Elgar are gems of the English Romantic tradition. Under the direction of Marlow, the choir of Trinity College was the first mixed choir in a Cambridge college. As an adult mixed choir, they have the distinctive, clear English sound we admire, but with the power that only mature voices can produce. Highly recommended!

Songlist: Give Unto the Lord, Ave vernum, Ave Maria, Ave maris stella, Light out of darkness, Intende voci orationis meae, Good Morrow, Te Deum, Benedictus, I sing the Birth, Doubt not, Fear not, Light of the world, They are at rest, Great is the Lord (Psalm 48)

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8995c | 1 CD $16.95 add item to cart Mixed Choirs CDs


Finzi Singers : Elgar - Part Songs : 1 CD : Paul Spicer : Edward Elgar : 9269

Finzi Singers : Elgar - Part Songs

Review: The Finzi Singers seem to know just what is required of them, bringing their imaginative style to some of the best partsongs. The programme is arranged chronologically until the last five pieces, which form a kind of encore-group or coda to the recital. From Op. 18 to Op. 73 is quite a journey. In years, it goes from 1890 (the date of My love dwelt in a Northern land, from Op. 18) to 1914: most of Elgar's creative life lies between. The imaginative freedom and technical assurance of the 1914 settings are attributes hard won in the period that divides these compositions from the easier charm and geniality of the early sets. Yet, returning to those, one finds a very characteristic strength, whether of melody, harmony or phrasing.

Songlist: O Happy Eyes, Love, My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land, Yea, Cast me from Heights of the Mountains, Whether I Find Thee, Aver Many a Dusty Mile, It's Oh! to be a Wild Wind, Feasting I Watch, There is Sweet Music, Deep in My Soul, O Wild West Wind!, Owls (An Epitaph), The Shower, The Fountain, Death on the Hills Op. 72, Love's Tempest, Serenade, How Calmly the Evening, Weary Wind of the West, Wvening Scene, The Prince of Sleep, Go, Song of Mine Op. 57

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6893c | 1 CD $15.98 add item to cart English Choral CDs

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