| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 overture |
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| Composition Year | 1904 February 21 |
| Genre Categories | Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
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| Work Title | In the South |
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| Alternative. Title | Alassio |
| Name Translations | 南国にて; In the South, Alassio; 在南方 |
| Name Aliases | In the South (Alassio); In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 |
| Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 182256444; BNF: 13911881m |
| Composer | Elgar, Edward |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.50 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IEE 35 |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 overture |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1904 February 21 |
| First Performance. | 1904-03-16 in London, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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| First Publication. | 1904 |
| Dedication | Leo Schuster |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 22 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
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| External Links | Wikipedia article Elgar Society |
| Extra Information | Begun January 4, 1904 and completed February 21, 1904 (see An Elgar Timeline, 1904). Rehearsals began a few weeks later (it takes time to copy/extract an orchestral score!), on March 9th, a week before the premiere. |