Composition: A Child Asleep (Elgar, Edward)
| Title | A Child Asleep |
| Creators | Edward Elgar (composer) and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1909 |
| First published | 1910 |
| Dedication | Anthony Goetz, infant son of contralto Muriel Foster |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 180 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | voice and orchestra | John Morrison |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Novello | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
John Morrison | 2022 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
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