Composition Year | 1878 |
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Genre Categories | Sacred hymns; Hymns; Religious works; |
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Work Title | Now with the fast-departing light |
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Alternative. Title | Hymn tune in G - Te lucis ante terminum - Broadheath |
Composer | Elgar, Edward |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 149 |
Key | G major |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1878 |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB). piano |
Extra Information | The hymn is Edward Caswall's translation of the Latin words of the Compline hymn Te lucis ante terminum. It was set to music by Elgar three months after Caswall's death. |