Chanson de Matin

Sir Edward Elgar

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This work bears the designation Opus 15, No. 2.

General Info

Year: c. 1890 / 1988
Duration: c. 3:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Violin and piano
Publisher: Molenaar Edition
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €106.91 | Score Only (print) - €19.06

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp (optional)
Timpani
Percussion I-II,

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This rather obscure work for chamber orchestra by Elgar is a real gem in a musical sense. Chanson de Matin is a melodious, almost nostalgic, little work, in a warm and sonorous orchestral texture. The warm and noble original orchestra score has been the basis for the concert band arrangement, and this guarantees that the original character will be preserved throughout the work.

- Program Note from publisher

Chanson de Matin (Morning Song), Op. 15, No. 2, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899, though it is thought that it was almost certainly written in 1889 or 1890.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Harmonieorkest Maastrichts Conservatorium (Sef Pijpers, conductor)

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Louisiana: IV
Mississippi: VI-A
Oklahoma: IV-A
Texas: IV. Complete

Performances

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Mescheder Wind Band (Meschede, Ger.) (Graham Mark Ellis, conductor) – 25 January 2020

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

Chanson de Matin, Wikipedia Accessed 20 January 2021
Elgar, E.; Meij, J. (1988). Chanson de Matin opus 15 no. 2 [score]. Molenaar: Wormeveer, Nedtherlands.
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