Severn Suite, The

Sir Edward Elgar

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General Info

Year: 1973
Duration: c. 18:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Sam Fox
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.

Movements

1. Worcester Castle – 2:40
2. Tournament – 4:22
3. The Cathedral – 4:15
4. In the Commandery – 6:07
5. Coda – 2:11

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This fine work, originally written for brass band, has been splendidly transcribed. In five movements: Worcester Castle, a broad noble prelude with two contrasting themes (marked and epic; gentle and lyric); Tournament, fast lithe and brilliant. A short transition in slower tempo leads into The Cathedral, a slow, solemn rich-textured fugue; In the Commandery, a gentle, amiable minuet with a faster lilting trio; and Coda, opening with a slow introduction leading to a varied restatement of the opening movement, brought to a nobly dignified yet stirring conclusion.

- Program Note from Music for Concert Band

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Alfred Reed, conductor) – 2004

State Ratings

Florida: IV
Louisiana: V
Michigan: Senior High A
Virginia: V

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Land of Hope and Glory (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1907/2007)
Nimrod (Flex Instrumentation) (arr. Bocook) (1899/2011)
Pomp and Circumstance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1907/2011)

All Wind Works

As Torrents in Summer (tr. Davis) (1896/1968)
As Torrents in Summer (arr. Rager) (1896/2018)
Cello Concerto (arr. McLain) (1919/2013)
Chanson de Matin (arr. de Meij) (c. 1890/1988)
The Crown of India March (arr. Winterbottom) (1912)
The Crown of India Suite (arr. Winterbottom) (1912/1913)
The Empire March (arr. Noble) (1924/2020)
Enigma Variations (tr Patterson). See: Variations on an Original Theme: "Enigma"
Enigma Variations (tr. Slocum) (1899/)
Enigma Variations (arr. Thompson)
Graduation Suite (with Mouret; arr. Story) (2002)
March of the Mogul Emperors (arr. Longfield)
Land of Hope and Glory (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1907/2007)
Nimrod (Flex Instrumentation) (arr. Bocook) (1899/2011)
Nimrod (arr. Borsvold) (1899/2005)
Nimrod (Clarinet Choir) (arr. Hautvast) (1899/2008)
Nimrod (Saxophone Choir) (arr. Hautvast) (1899/2008)
Nimrod (Woodwind Ensemble) (arr. Hautvast) (1899/2010)
Nimrod (arr. Glover) (1899/2018)
Nimrod (arr. Moerenhout) (1899/1954)
Nimrod (tr. D. Patterson) (1899/)
Nimrod (arr. Reed) (1899/1965)
Pomp and Circumstance (arr. Kinyon) (1907/1969)
Pomp and Circumstance (arr. Martin) (1907/2023)
Pomp and Circumstance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1907/2011)
Pomp and Circumstance Marches (arr. Caron)
Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 1 (tr. Retford; ed. Reed) (1901/1902/2000)
Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 2 (tr. Retford; ed. Reed) (1901/2000)
Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 3 (tr. Retford; ed. Reed) (1904/2000)
Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 4 (tr. Retford; ed. Reed) (1907/2000)
Salut d'Amour (arr. Hautvast) (1888/2007)
Salut d'Amour (arr. Molenaar) (1888/2018)
Sérénade Lyrique (arr. Hautvast) (/2011)
The Severn Suite (tr. Reed) (1930/1973)
Sursum Corda (arr. Houseknecht) (1894/1967)
Triumphal March (arr. Pollen)
Variations on an Original Theme: "Enigma" (tr. Patterson) (1899/)

Resources

Elgar, E.; Reed, A. (1973). The Severn Suite [score]. K. Prowse: London.
Krienes, J.; Hansbrough, R. (2014). Music for Concert Band: A Selective Annotated Guide to Band Literature. Meredith Music Publications: Delray Beach, Fla.; pp. 66.