Songs
Speak, music!
(1901)
Op. 41
Speak, music!
Speak, speak, music, and bring to meFancies too fleet for me,Sweetness too sweet for me,Wake, wake, voices, and sing to me,Sing to me tenderly; bid me rest.Rest, rest! ah, I am fain of it!Die, Hope! small was my gain of it!Song, song take thy parable,Whisper, whisper that all is well,Say, say that there tarriethSomething, something more true than death,Waiting to smile for me; bright and blest.Thrill, thrill, string: echo and play for meAll, all that the poet, the priest cannot say for me;Soar, voice, soar, heavenwards, and pray for me,Wondering, wandering; bid me rest.
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Composer
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer. His best-known compositions include the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, chamber music, and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.
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Poet
Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, author and academic, best known for writing the words to 'Land of Hope and Glory.'
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Speak, music!
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Composer
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer. His best-known compositions include the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, chamber music, and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.
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Poet
Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, author and academic, best known for writing the words to 'Land of Hope and Glory.'
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Previously performed at:
- 25 Oct 2017: Across Borders: Ben Johnson & James Baillieu
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