Composed in 1897-99 and first performed at the 1899 Norwich Festival by Clara Butt, conducted by Elgar. Reissue of the 1998 Boosey edition in Hawkes Pocket Scores series.
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Lyrics, with German and French translations Scoring, first performance information Sea Pictures: Sea Slumber-Song (text: Roden Noel) In Haven (Capri) (text: Caroline Alice Elgar) Sabbath Morning at Sea (text from a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning) Where Corals Lie (text: Richard Garnett) The Swimmer (text from a poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon)