The Shepherd's Song

"The Shepherd's Song" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892. The words are by Barry Pain.

History

The manuscript is dated 22 August 1892.

The song was first published in 1895 by Tuckwood as Elgar's Op. 16, No. 1, then in 1896 by Ascherberg. It was re-published in 1907 by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, as the last of the Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar (with English and German words).

The song may be the same as that called "Muleteer's Song" for which permission was obtained from Barry Pain to use the words on 3 March 1894.

Lyrics

German words by Ed. Sachs.

Recordings

• Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar has "The Shepherd's Song" performed by Mark Wilde (tenor), with David Owen Norris (piano).
• The Songs of Edward Elgar SOMM CD 220 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (soprano) with Malcolm Martineau (piano), at Southlands College, London, April 1999

Notes

References

• Banfield, Stephen, Sensibility and English Song: Critical studies of the early 20th century (Cambridge University Press, 1985)
• Kennedy, Michael, Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, 1968)
• Moore, Jerrold N. Edward Elgar: A Creative Life (Oxford University Press, 1984)

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