Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
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Composition Year | 1915 |
Genre Categories | Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For 2 voices, orchestra; |
Contents |
Work Title | The Starlight Express |
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Alternative. Title | Suite for vocal soloists and orchestra (from the incidental music) |
Name Translations | スターライト・エクスプレス; 星光列車 |
Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181719169; LCCN: no2007034919; GND: 300313276; |
Composer | Elgar, Edward |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.78 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 82 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts: |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1915 |
First Performance. | 1915-12-29 in London, Kingsway Theatre
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First Publication. | 1916 |
Librettist | Violet Pearn
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Language | English |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 60 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | soprano, baritone, orchestra |
InstrDetail | |
External Links | Wikipedia article on the play Elgar Society |
Extra Information | *According to the Elgar Society, this is "Incidental music to the play by Violet Pearn, based on the play A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood, comprising orchestral entr'actes and songs for soprano and baritone soloists". |