| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1884 July |
| Genre Categories | Elegies; Funeral music; Odes; |
| Work Title | Elegiac Ode |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Stanford, Charles Villiers |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.21 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICS 21 |
| Key | D minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1884 July |
| First Performance. | 1884-10-15 - Norwich Musical Festival |
| First Publication. | 1884 |
| Librettist | Walt Whitman (1819-1892) |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 24 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: Soprano and baritone soloists, mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 Flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, percussion section (1 percussionist), strings |
| External Links | *Sound and Music Wikipedia article |
Performed 1884-10-15 (to judge from description in Musical Times of 1884 November 1 whose date placement is relative, and which further implies that this was the premiere). Based on Whitman's ode to the memory of President Abraham Lincoln (as are Hindemith and Sessions' later When Lilacs Last ... Requiems.)
