| Composition Year | 1909 |
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| Genre Categories | Sacred choruses; Choruses; Religious works; |
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| Work Title | Angelus |
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| Alternative. Title | (Tuscany) |
| Composer | Elgar, Edward |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.56 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 157 |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Text Incipit | Ave, Mary! |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1909 |
| First Performance. | 1910/12/8 |
| First Publication. | 1909 |
| Librettist | Words from Tuscan dialect |
| Language | English. Latin refrain (but Anglicized, i.e. "Ave Mary"). |
| Dedication | Mrs. Charles Stuart-Wortley |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB) |
| Extra Information | Motto, from a poem by Dante, inscribed at head of score: Tin tin sonando con si dolce nota - (PARADISO X.) The work is given Opus number 56, because though Op.56 No.1 is printed in the score header of early editions, no other work was composed for Op.56. |
