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XTC (Elgar)
”XTC” ("Ecstasy") is a song with words and music written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1930. It was his last song, and written for the soprano Joan Elwes. Elgar's sketches for the accompanying music were written separately from the words. At the end of the sketches he wrote ''"Fine del songs November 11th 1930"''. The song was pieced together by the pianist-musicologist David Owen Norris from sketches he found at the composer's birthplace. The first performance was on the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, 2 June 2007, at the Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ... in London, sung by soprano Amanda Pitt, accompanied by David Owen Norris. Lyrics ::::XTC :I gave my heart unto my love :As we passed across the dark, mysteriou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the ''Enigma Variations'', the ''Pomp and Circumstance Marches'', concertos for Violin Concerto (Elgar), violin and Cello Concerto (Elgar), cello, and two symphony, symphonies. He also composed choral works, including ''The Dream of Gerontius'', chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924. Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer, most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe. He felt himself to be an outsider, not only musically, but socially. In musical circles dominated by academics, he was a self-taught composer; in Protestant Britain, his Roman Catholicism was regarded with suspicion in some quarters; and in the class-consci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Elwes
Joan Izott Elwes (1895-1961) was an English soprano and music teacher. Biography She was born in Woolbeding, West Sussex, daughter of Edward Elwes (1848-1930) and his wife, born Emily Fownes Somerville. Her father was educated at Eton and Oxford, and ordained in 1872, becoming Chancellor of Chichester Cathedral in 1914. She was a cousin of singer Gervase Elwes. Elwes studied music in London: cello at the Royal College of Music and singing with the Polish tenor Jean de Reszke. She made her recital debut relatively late, at the age of 27, and continued to sing in recital and oratorio until the late 1930s. Elwes was one of Edward Elgar's favourite interpreters, and in October 1930 he dedicated a song to her ''It isnae me'', and soon afterwards wrote for her his last song which he mysteriously called "XTC" ("Ecstasy"). Joan Elwes was a singing teacher (she enjoyed teaching children) and had a distinguished career as a recitalist, radio broadcaster and festival singer. She special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Owen Norris
David Owen Norris, (born 1953) is a British pianist, composer, academic, and broadcaster. Early life Norris was born in 1953 in Long Buckby in Northamptonshire, England, later attending Daventry Grammar School. He took lessons locally from composer Trevor Hold before going on to study music at Keble College, Oxford where he was organ scholar; he is now an Honorary Fellow of the college. Career After leaving Oxford, he studied composition and worked at the Royal Opera House as a repetiteur. As a pianist, he has accompanied soloists such as Dame Janet Baker, Larry Adler and John Tomlinson, and his solo career has included appearances at the Proms and performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has also presented several radio series – his Playlist Series for BBC Radio 4 has recently finished its second series – presented for television, and appeared in a number of television documentaries. He is a professor at the Royal College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Academy Of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of Wellington. Famous academy alumni include Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Sir Elton John and Annie Lennox. The academy provides undergraduate and postgraduate training across instrumental performance, composition, jazz, musical theatre and opera, and recruits musicians from around the world, with a student community representing more than 50 nationalities. It is committed to lifelong learning, from Junior Academy, which trains musicians up to the age of 18, through Open Academy community music projects, to performances and educational events for all ages. The academy's museum houses one of the world's most significant collections of musical instruments and artefacts, including stringed instruments by Stradivari, Guarneri, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs By Edward Elgar
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
