XTC (Elgar)

XTC (Elgar)

”XTC” is a song with words and music written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1930. It was his last song.

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 [ [http://www.davidowennorris.com/ David Owen Norris website] ] from sketches he found at the composer's birthplace.

The first performance was on the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, June 2nd 2007, at the Royal Academy of Music in London, sung by soprano Amanda Pitt, accompanied by David Owen Norris.

Lyrics

::::XTC [Lyrics from the booklet supplied with the CD recording 'Songs & Piano Music by Edward Elgar'] :I gave my heart unto my love:As we passed across the dark, mysterious forest rast ["rast" was a word coined by Elgar. David Owen Norris suggests that this is derived from the Latin "rastrum" (rake) and meaning 'a clearing'.] :The daylight faded and above:Ah! the sunset flam-ed down to gild the past.:Oh, my love! Oh, my life, dost thou remember?:My belov-ed? that dark December?:My heart with rapture o'erflow'd:My very inmost soul was waken'd,:we leaned against each other in the moon-light:Darkness came upon us, oh, lovely night.:We were lost then but ah! awaking!:Our hearts and souls were all aflame:As the forest deep unfolded us again.

Recordings

* [http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Works-Songs-Piano-Music-By-Edward-Elgar-MP3-Download/11044195.html Songs & Piano Music by Edward Elgar] has "XTC" performed by Amanda Pitt (soprano), with David Owen Norris playing Elgar's original 1844 Broadwood piano.

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/6708379.stm BBC News: A first hearing for Elgar's last]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20070606/ai_n19202892 The Independent: Elgar 150th birthday celebrations]
* [http://www.southampton.ac.uk/music/news/2007_06_22.shtml University of Southampton, Music: Three Elgar Premieres on his 150th Birthday]


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