The poem was written in 1880 by Roberts before she had met Elgar, though they were married in the year after the song was written.
Roberts offered the poem to Edward when they were engaged, and such was the quality of the work that he put into it—the independent brilliant piano part, the voice in turn subtle and heroic—that it won the first prize of £5 in a competition organised by the publishers Joseph Williams. The song consequently appeared in the Magazine of Music of July 1888. Elgar in turn presented her with "Salut d'Amour" as an engagement present, and Jerrold Northrop Moore[1] finds a resemblance in parts between the two works.
It was published by Boosey & Co. in 1907, when the dedication to the German tenor Ludwig Wüllner was added.
Elgar arranged the song for orchestra in 1912.
Lyricsedit
THE WIND AT DAWN
And the wind, the wind went out to meet with the sun
At the dawn when the night was done,
And he racked the clouds in lofty disdain
As they flocked in his airy train.
And the earth was grey, and grey was the sky,
In the hour when the stars must die;
And the moon had fled with her sad, wan light,
For her kingdom was gone with night.
Then the sun upleapt in might and in power,
And the worlds woke to hail the hour,
And the sea stream’d red from the kiss of his brow,
wind, dawn, poem, written, caroline, alice, roberts, music, english, composer, edward, elgar, 1888, contents, history, lyrics, recordings, references, external, links, noteshistory, editthe, poem, written, 1880, roberts, before, elgar, though, they, were, marr. The Wind at Dawn is a poem written by Caroline Alice Roberts and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1888 Contents 1 History 2 Lyrics 3 Recordings 4 References 5 External links 6 NotesHistory editThe poem was written in 1880 by Roberts before she had met Elgar though they were married in the year after the song was written Roberts offered the poem to Edward when they were engaged and such was the quality of the work that he put into it the independent brilliant piano part the voice in turn subtle and heroic that it won the first prize of 5 in a competition organised by the publishers Joseph Williams The song consequently appeared in the Magazine of Music of July 1888 Elgar in turn presented her with Salut d Amour as an engagement present and Jerrold Northrop Moore 1 finds a resemblance in parts between the two works It was published by Boosey amp Co in 1907 when the dedication to the German tenor Ludwig Wullner was added Elgar arranged the song for orchestra in 1912 Lyrics editTHE WIND AT DAWN And the wind the wind went out to meet with the sunAt the dawn when the night was done dd And he racked the clouds in lofty disdainAs they flocked in his airy train dd And the earth was grey and grey was the sky In the hour when the stars must die dd And the moon had fled with her sad wan light For her kingdom was gone with night dd Then the sun upleapt in might and in power And the worlds woke to hail the hour dd And the sea stream d red from the kiss of his brow There was glory and light enow 2 dd To his tawny mane and tangle of flushLeapt the wind with a blast and a rush dd In his strength unseen in triumph upborne Rode he out to meet with the morn dd Recordings editSongs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar has The Wind at Dawn performed by Amanda Pitt soprano with David Owen Norris piano Rarely Heard Elgar dead link Orchestral version of The Wind at Dawn Munich Symphony Orchestra with Douglas Bostock on ClassicO label Elgar Complete Songs for Voice amp Piano Amanda Roocroft soprano Reinild Mees piano The Songs of Edward Elgar SOMM CD 220 Christopher Maltman baritone with Malcolm Martineau piano at Southlands College London April 1999References editBanfield Stephen Sensibility and English Song Critical studies of the early 20th century Cambridge University Press 1985 ISBN 0 521 37944 X Kennedy Michael Portrait of Elgar Oxford University Press 1968 ISBN 0 19 315414 5 Moore Jerrold N Edward Elgar a creative life Oxford University Press 1984 ISBN 0 19 315447 1 Inspiring quotes about changesExternal links editThe Wind at Dawn Scores at the International Music Score Library ProjectNotes edit J N Moore Edward Elgar a creative life p 127 enow enough Collins English Dictionary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Wind at Dawn amp oldid 1187305418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
