Queen Mary's Song (Elgar, Edward)

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Publisher. Info. Edward Elgar's Seven Lieder
London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, 1907. Plate A.H. & C. Ltd. 4516.
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Publisher. Info. Edward Elgar's Seven Lieder
London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, 1907. Plate A.H. & C. Ltd. 4516.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Masters Music, 1990. Catalog M 1487.
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For Voice and Orchestra (Morrison)
Arranger John Morrison
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Misc. Notes Flute, oboe, 2 clarinets (A or B), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), string section
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12 more: Voice Part • Flute • Oboe • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1/2 (F) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger John Morrison
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General Information

Work Title Queen Mary's Song
Alternative. Title Maria Stuart's* Lied zur Laute
Composer Elgar, Edward
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IEE 61
Text Incipit Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1887, rev. 1889
First Publication. 1907
Librettist Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892), from Act II, Scene V of his play "Queen Mary: A Drama" (1875)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 minutes 40 seconds
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano
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Extra Information See this song published in 7 Lieder by Elgar
*The German title Maria Stuart's Lied zur Laute is wrong assuming that the Queen Mary of the title is Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart). Tennyson's play is about Queen Mary I of England (Mary Tudor), half-sister of Queen Elizabeth I.