The Music Makers, Op. 69
The Music Makers, Op. 69

Author: Arthur O'Shaughnessy

Publisher: Serenissima Music, Inc.

Published: 2007-10-30

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781932419580

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This 35-minute work is sometimes thought of as Elgar's answer to his contemporary Richard Strauss' tone poem "Ein Heldenleben." It was given its premiere at the Birmingham Music Festival on Oct. 1, 1912 with the composer at the podium. Elgar quotes extensively from his own previous works throughout. This new vocal score is an unabridged digitally-enhanced reprint of the one issued by Novello & Co., Ltd. in 1912, enlarged to a more readable A4 size. A welcome addition for Elgar enthusiasts, alto soloists, choruses, and pianists. Matching full score and orchestra parts also available from Serenissima Music.

A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works
A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works

Author: Jonathan D. Green

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0810847205

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Surveys large choral-orchestral works written between 1900 and 1972 that contain some English text. Green examines eighty-nine works by forty-nine composers, from Elgar's Dream of Gerontius to Bernstein's Mass.

Conducting Elgar
Conducting Elgar

Author: Norman Del Mar

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780198165576

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This is the final book in the series on orchestral conducting that Norman Del Mar had been writing until his death in February 1994. As with the previous books, each chapter is devoted to a specific work, and once again all the major orchestral works of this important composer are covered. The book culminates in an important study of The Dream of Gerontius completed by his son Jonathan, himself a conductor. Norman Del Mar was renowned in his generation as an interpreter of English music and in particular for his understanding of Elgar's music. His explanations of the subtleties of guiding an orchestra through these magnificent scores are an invaluable help to all those who seek to clarify this elusive music. Elgar's own recordings are frequently consulted but not always accepted.