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A War Song
Song Title
A War Song (
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Composer(s):
Sir Edward Elgar
Author(s):
Charles Flavell Hayward
Keyword(s) & Features:
Age
;
Air
;
Anger
;
Anguish
;
Battles
;
Bayonets
;
Blasts
;
Brave
;
Bright
;
Bugles
;
Clashes
;
Conflicts
;
Conquerors
;
Cries
;
Dead
;
Death
;
Despair
;
Din
;
Dust
;
Dying
;
Falling
;
Fame
;
Fear
;
Fighting
;
Flashes
;
Flying
;
Foes
;
Forever
;
Glory
;
Gone
;
Graves
;
Hearing
;
Hearts
;
Heroes
;
Honor
;
Honoring
;
Horses
;
Life
;
Loud
;
Pain
;
Pale
;
Passion
;
Peace
;
Pride
;
Proving
;
Rags
;
Ranks
;
Remembering
;
Rending
;
Resting
;
Ringing
;
Routing
;
Rushes
;
Scarring
;
Scorching
;
Shame
;
Shells
;
Shots
;
Shouts
;
Side by Side
;
Sin
;
Sky
;
Smoke
;
Sorrow
;
Steel
;
Struggles
;
Thirst
;
Trouble
;
True
;
Trust
;
Tumult
;
Veterans
;
Wan
;
War Heroes
;
Warfare
;
Wars
;
Wealth
;
Whiz
;
Youth
First Line
Hear the whiz of the shot as it flies, (
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Average Duration
4:30 (
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Year of composition
1884 (
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Link to English Text Online
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=48620
Musical Form
Modified strophic (
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Original Language
English (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/4b/IMSLP93337-SIBLEY1802.8727.f02e-39087011984822score.pdf
Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/4atnZ2wHfvyhVLUQF2USLB
Catalog Designation
Op. 5 (
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Range:
F#3 - D5 (
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Original Key
C minor (
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Dedicated To
F.G.P (Frederick Pedley) (
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Premiered By
Frederick Pedley (
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Contributor
GTM (
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