16 November 2006

More Elgar carillon madness

The UR offers a free PDF of Edward Elgar's composition, "Carillon" op. 75 (not for carillon). This accompanied monologue (originally for orchestra, but here reduced for piano) is also known as "Chantons, Belges, chantons" and was written for the poem of the same name by Emile Cammaerts (the text is available at the end of the sheet music). Strangely, Elgar wrote this in 1914, well before composing "Loughborough Memorial Chimes" in 1923 on commission. Perhaps the tremendous success of op. 75 led in part to this commission (or at least in Elgar's willingness to accept it)?

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