Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 song |
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Composition Year | 1914 |
Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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Work Title | Edward, Edward |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Gurney, Ivor |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IIG 5 |
Key | D minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 song |
Text Incipit | Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1914 |
First Publication. | 1922 – London: Stainer & Bell |
Librettist | Anonymous, from Thomas Percy's 1765 Reliques |
Language | English (Scots) |
Dedication | A. H. Cheeesman |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 5 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
Words taken from Thomas Percy's 1765 Reliques. However, since Percy only collected the ballads, although he did do some alterations on some, including this one. How much alteration is not known, so it is difficult to put Percy as the "author".