3 Songs, Op.59 (Elgar, Edward)

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Performances

Naxos

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Oh, Soft was the Song (No.3)

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Was it some Golden Star? (No.5)

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Twilight (No.6)

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Sheet Music

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Oh, Soft was the Song (No.3)

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Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Co., Ltd., 1910. Plate 13306, 13170.
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Was it some Golden Star? (No.5)

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Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Co., Ltd., 1910. Plate 13173.
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Twilight (No.6)

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Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Co., Ltd., 1910. Plate 13172.
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Misc. Notes bilevel, 600 dpi, belonged to Percy Young and supplied by his widow Renée after years of lying atop Elgar’s erstwhile Schiedmayer piano at her home in Wolverhampton
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Novello: Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1910).
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Misc. Notes Almost certainly the composer's arrangement.
Manuscript in the neat hand of a copyist.
Songs in order: No.5 (C minor), No.3 (E major), No.6 (B minor)
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Misc. Notes Orchestra and voice parts extracted from the composer's arrangement.

No.5: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), 3 trombones (ad lib.), timpani, harp (ad lib.), string section
Nos.3 & 6: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), timpani, harp, string section

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Oh, Soft was the Song (No.3)

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Misc. Notes Orchestra: flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (A or B), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), string section
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Was it some Golden Star? (No.5)

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Misc. Notes Orchestra: flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), string section
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Twilight (No.6)

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Misc. Notes Orchestra: flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (A or B), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), string section
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General Information

Work Title 3 Songs
Alternative. Title Song Cycle for Voice & Piano (or Orchestra)
Name Translations Twilight
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175245313; LCCN: no2004121707
Composer Elgar, Edward
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.59
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IEE 140
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 songs (3 never composed):
  1. never composed
  2. never composed
  3. Oh, Soft was the Song
  4. never composed
  5. Was it some Golden Star?
  6. Twilight
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1909-10
First Performance. 1910/01/24 at the Queen's Hall, London
Jaeger Memorial Concert, Muriel Foster (mezzo-soprano), Edward Elgar (conductor)
First Publication. 1910
Librettist Gilbert Parker (1862–1932)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano
External Links Wikipedia article (3. Oh, Soft was the Song)
Wikipedia article (5. Was it some Golden Star?)
Wikipedia article (6. Twilight)