Composition Year | 1879 |
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Genre Categories | Canticles; Religious works; For 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, bassoon; |
Contents |
Work Title | Cantique |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Elgar, Edward |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.3 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 5 |
Key | C major |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1879 |
First Performance. | 1879 |
Dedication | To my friend Hugh Blair |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, bassoon |
Extra Information | Arranged for organ, and for orchestra, in 1912, but originally composed in 1879 as the second movement of “Shed No. 6” for the composer's own harmonie quintet, hence Op.3. |