In addition to the many large-scale works for which he is celebrated, Elgar also wrote a plethora of songs, among them approximately fifty part-songs. Fly, Singing Bird is one part of a two-part work that sets the poetry of the composer’s wife. Alice Elgar had published an epic poem, Isabel Trevithoe, a Cornish love story, from which the words of Fly, Singing Bird were excerpted.Fly, Singing Bird is a delightful early Elgar work that has been popular with Choral concerts and festivals.
Fly, Singing Bird
| Instrument (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | Orgel, SATB, Violin(Duet) |
| Genrer (Fx Pop, Rock, Børn m.m.) | Post-1900, Romantic |
| Type (fx Instrumentskole o.lign.) | Vokal partitur |
| Niveau | Medium |
| Sideantal | 16 |
| Media (fx Bog, CD, DVD m.m.) | Noder |
| Publisher/Producent | Novello, Novello & Co Ltd. |
| Bidragydere | Elgar, Edward (Artist) |
| Sprog | Engelsk |