| Composition Year | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Genre Categories | Pieces; For mixed chorus; Scores featuring mixed chorus; |
Contents |
| Work Title | Death on the Hills |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Elgar, Edward |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.72 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IEE 19 |
| Key | D minor |
| Text Incipit | Why o'er the dark'ning hill-slopes |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1914 |
| First Publication. | 1914 |
| Librettist | Rosa Newmarch (1857–1940) |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB) |