Composition Year | 1909 |
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Genre Categories | Elegies; Funeral music; For mixed chorus; |
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Work Title | They are at rest |
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Alternative. Title | Elegy |
Composer | Elgar, Edward |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 187 |
Key | F-sharp minor |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1909 |
First Performance. | 1910/01/22. Service on the (ninth) anniversary of Queen Victoria's death, at the Royal Mausoleum in Windsor Home Park. |
First Publication. | 1909 – London: Novello |
Librettist | John Henry Newman (Cardinal Newman) (1801-1890) |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 5 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB) |