Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42 (Elgar, Edward)

Title Grania and Diarmid
Alternative title Diarmuid and Grania - Diarmuid agus GrĂ¡inne
Creators Edward Elgar, composer
George Moore, librettist
William Butler Yeats, librettist
Opus Op.42
Instrumentation voice and orchestra
Number of movements 3
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Composed 1901
First published 1902
Dedication Henry J. Wood
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Average duration (sec) 720
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Composition types Incidental music
Language English
Period Romantic
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
Incidental Music (Moderato-Andante-Larghetto) — — —
Funeral March (Maestoso) — — —
'There are seven that pull the thread' (Song in Act I) — — —

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Funeral March (No.2) brass band John Morrison
View Funeral March (No.2) organ Alfred Herbert Brewer
View Funeral March (No.2) piano John Blackwood McEwen
View 'There are seven that pull the thread' (No.3) voice and piano —

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Novello 1902 Complete Score
View Incidental Music & Funeral March (No. 1 & 2) — Novello — Complete Score
View Song: 'There are seven that pull the thread' (No.3) — John Morrison 2019 Complete Score
View Song: 'There are seven that pull the thread' (No.3) — Novello — Complete Score
View Incidental Music & Funeral March (Nos.1-2) parts Novello 1902 Flutes 1/2
Oboes 1/2, English Horn
Clarinets 1/2 (A)
Bass Clarinet (A)
Bassoons 1/2, Contrabassoon
Horns 1/2, 3/4 (F)
Trombones 1/2, Bass Trombone, Tuba
Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals/Gong
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Incidental Music & Funeral March (Nos.1-2) parts Novello — Flute 1/2
Oboe 1/2, English Horn
Clarinet 1/2, Bass Clarinet (A)
Bassoon 1/2, Contrabassoon
Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
Trumpet 1/2 (C)
Trombone 1/2, Bass Trombone, Tuba
Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals (Tam-tam ad. lib)
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Incidental Music & Funeral March (Nos.1-2) parts John Morrison 2019 Bass Clarinet (B)
View Incidental Music & Funeral March (Nos.1-2) parts John Morrison 2019 Trumpets 1/2 (B)
View Song: 'There are seven that pull the thread' (No.3) parts John Morrison 2019 Flute
Clarinet (A)
Bassoon
Horn 1/2 (F)
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Song: 'There are seven that pull the thread' (No.3) parts Novello — Flute
Clarinet (A)
Bassoon
Horn (F)
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Funeral March (No.2) Arrangement for brass band
by John Morrison
John Morrison 2020 Complete Score
Complete Parts
View Funeral March (No.2) Arrangement for organ
by Alfred Herbert Brewer
Novello 1903 Complete Score
View Funeral March (No.2) Arrangement for piano
by John Blackwood McEwen
Novello 1903 Complete Score
View 'There are seven that pull the thread' (No.3) Arrangement for voice and piano John Morrison 1990 Complete Score

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