Death on the hills (1914)

op.72

( Why o'er the dark'ning hillslopes )

... To Lady Colvin ...

Elgar, Edward (1857-1934) [ Great Britain ]

Text by Maikov, Apollon Nikolaevich (1821-1897) [Russia]
Adaptor of the text: Newmarch, Rosa (1857-1940) [Great Britain]
Edition
Published by Novello & Co. Ltd. [Great Britain] , 1914
Ref. : 1299  (15 p.) , "Novello's part-song book : second series"
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century  (1900-1949)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Poem ; Partsong
Mood of the piece: moderate ; mysterious
Type of Choir: SATB divisi  (8 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: D minor ; A aeolian
Duration: 3.5 min.
 

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