| Composition Year | 1909 |
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| Genre Categories | Elegies; Funeral music; For mixed chorus; |
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| Work Title | They are at rest |
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| Alternative. Title | Elegy |
| Composer | Elgar, Edward |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IEE 187 |
| Key | F-sharp minor |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1909 |
| First Performance. | 1910/01/22. Service on the (ninth) anniversary of Queen Victoria's death, at the Royal Mausoleum in Windsor Home Park. |
| First Publication. | 1909 – London: Novello |
| Librettist | John Henry Newman (Cardinal Newman) (1801-1890) |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 5 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB) |