Composition Year | 1913 ca. |
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Genre Categories | Songs; For childrens chorus, piano; Scores featuring childrens chorus; |
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Work Title | The Merry-go-round |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Elgar, Edward |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 164 |
Key | C major |
Text Incipit | "Come ride, come ride," the windmill cried |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1913 ca. |
First Publication. | 1914 |
Librettist | Florence C. Fox (1861–1933) |
Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 40 seconds |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
Extra Information | Unison song for children. Probably Elgar's shortest published song. Florence C. Fox was an American writer of books and poems, and lyricist of songs for children. |