Composition Year | 1897 |
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Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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Work Title | Roundel |
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Alternative. Title | The little eyes that never knew Light |
Composer | Elgar, Edward |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 138 |
Key | D major |
Text Incipit | The little eyes that never knew light other than of dawning skies |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1897 |
First Performance. | 1897/04/26 Worcester Musical Union, sung by Miss Gertrude Walker |
Librettist | Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 4 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
External Links | Wikipedia article |