| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 songs |
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| Composition Year | 1895 |
| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For mixed chorus, piano; |
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⇒ 5 more: 2. False Love • 3. Lullaby • 4. Aspiration • 5. On the Alm • 6. The Marksmen
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| Work Title | From the Bavarian Highlands |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Name Translations | Trois danses bavaroises; Three Bavarian Dances; Tres danzas bávaras; 3つのバイエルン舞曲; Tre danze bavaresi |
| Name Aliases | Trois danses Bavaroises; Tres danzas bavaras |
| Authorities | Wikipedia |
| Composer | Elgar, Edward |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.27 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IEE 29 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 songs:
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1895 |
| First Performance. | 1896-04-21 in Worcester
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| First Publication. | 1895 - London: Joseph Williams & Co. |
| Librettist | Alice Elgar (1848–1920) The score inscribed "The words imitated from Bavarian Volkslieder and Schnadahüpfler." |
| Language | English |
| Dedication | Mr. and Mrs. Henry Slingsby Bethell, Garmisch, Bavaria. |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB), piano |
| External Links | Elgar Society Wikipedia article |
Originally composed for mixed chorus and piano in 1895, and arranged with orchestra in 1896. The "Suite" refers to the even later arrangement of nos.1, 3, and 6 as Three Bavarian Dances.