| Composition Year | 1897 |
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| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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| Work Title | Roundel |
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| Alternative. Title | The little eyes that never knew Light |
| Composer | Elgar, Edward |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IEE 138 |
| Key | D major |
| Text Incipit | The little eyes that never knew light other than of dawning skies |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1897 |
| First Performance. | 1897/04/26 Worcester Musical Union, sung by Miss Gertrude Walker |
| Librettist | Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 4 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | voice, piano |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |