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- Record Id:
- 040-002000275
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002000188
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000533.0x000346
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- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 58053
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ELGAR COLLECTION. Vol. LXX. Songs with piano accompaniment; 1885-[1892?].
ff. i+9. Largest size 347 x 267mm. Bound in blue cloth.
1. ff. 1-2v. 'Is she not passing fair?' (words: from Songs of Troubadours
p. 375); 'Oct. 1886' (f. 2v). Partly in pencil and partly sketched. Published Boosey & Co., 1908.
2. ff. 3-3v. 'Thro the long days and years' (words: John Milton Hay], op. 16 no. 2; signed ‘Aug. 10 1885' (f. 3v). Annotated in pencil. Published as no. 5 of Edward Elgar's 7 Lieder, Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, [1907]. For op. 16 no. 1 see Add. 57988.
3. ff. 4-5v. 'Queen Mary's Song' (words: Alfred, Lord Tennyson); signed ‘July 1 1887'. Dedicated (in pencil) to J. H. Meredith and (in ink, 14 June 1889) to C. Alice Elgar. Annotated in pencil and blue crayon. Published as no. 2 of Edward Elgar's 7 Lieder, Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, [1907].
4. ff. 6-9. 'The Poet's Life', ('The Common Chord)', for soprano or tenor (words: Sophie Jewett, al. Ellen Burroughs, from Scribner's Magazine); [1887-1892?]. 'Inscribed to Mrs Filton, Fair Lea, Malvern'. Annotated in pencil. The title and dedication have been crossed through in pencil. Published as no. 4 of Edward Elgar's 7 Lieder, Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, [1907].
includes:
- ff. 4-5v Caroline Alice Elgar, wife of Sir E Elgar: 'Queen Mary's Song' by E. Elgar , dedicated to Caroline Alice Elgar: 1887.
- ff. 4-5v Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson; Poet Laureate: Setting of his work by E. Elgar: 1887.
- ff. 6-9 Sophie Jewett, alias 'Ellen Burroughs'; writer: 'The Poet's Life' by E. Elgar, setting her words: [1887-1892?].
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002000188
036-002000272
040-002000275 - Is part of:
- Add MS 57984-58068 : Music manuscripts of Sir Edward Elgar
Add MS 58051-58068 : B. WORKS WITHOUT OPUS NUMBER
Add MS 58053 : ELGAR COLLECTION. Vol. LXX. Songs with piano accompaniment; 1885-[1892?]. ff. i+9. Largest size 347 x 267mm. Bound in blue cloth. 1.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002000188[0002]/036-002000272[0003]/040-002000275
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 57984-58068
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1885
- End Date:
- 1893
- Date Range:
- 1885-1893
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Elgar, Caroline Alice, poet, novelist; née Roberts, 1848-1920
Jewett, Sophie, alias 'Ellen Burroughs', writer
Tennyson, Alfred, 1st Baron Tennyson, poet, 1809-1892