Composition: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Elgar, Edward)
| Title | Salut d'amour |
| Alternative title | Love's Greeting ; Liebesgruss |
| Creators | Edward Elgar (composer) |
| Opus | Op.12 |
| Instrumentation | violin and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | E major |
| Composed | 1888 |
| First published | 1889 |
| Dedication | a Carice |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 180 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
(No sections)
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | — |
| view | Complete | orchestra | Lothar Windsperger |
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | — |
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Richard E. Hildreth |
| view | Complete | military band | Charles George Godfrey |
| view | Complete | wind band | — |
| view | Complete | wind band | Richard E. Hildreth |
| view | Complete | wind band | Louis Philippe Laurendeau |
| view | Complete | brass band | William Rimmer |
| view | Complete | strings | Elaine Fine |
| view | Complete | flute, 2 clarinets, trumpet, 2 flugelhorns, saxhorn, euphonium and tuba | Bernd Freistedt |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola, cello and piano | — |
| view | Complete | violin, viola, cello and piano | Stefano Ligoratti |
| view | Complete | flute, violin and piano | Gustav Saenger |
| view | Complete | 2 mandolins and piano | George B. Marchisio |
| view | Complete | 2 violins and piano | — |
| view | Complete | violin, viola and piano | Uwe Schalltrichter |
| view | Complete | 2 cellos and piano | — |
| view | Complete | flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano bassoon and piano |
Jacques Larocque |
| view | Complete | voice and piano | Max Laistner |
| view | Complete | voice and piano | — |
| view | Complete | flute and piano | — |
| view | Complete | flute and piano | John Morrison |
| view | Complete | oboe and piano | — |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Gustav Saenger |
| view | Complete | viola and piano | William Bunting |
| view | Complete | viola and piano | — |
| view | Complete | piano and harmonium | August Reinhard |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | — |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Tiziano Mattei |
| view | Complete | clarinet and piano | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | harp | Angelo Francis Pinto |
| view | Complete | organ | Charles John Grey |
| view | Complete | organ | Edwin Henry Lemare |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1889 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1889 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1899 | Complete Score (colour) · view Complete Score (mono) · view Violin Part (mono) · view Violin Part (colour) · view Cello (ad lib.) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1899 | Complete Score and Violin Part (Greyscale) · view Colour Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Cello Part (ad lib.) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (transposed, D major ) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (E) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra | Schott | 1889 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (E) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
John Morrison | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Piano Conductor · view Flutes 1, 2 · view Oboes 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trombone · view Timpani, Triangle/Glockenspiel · view Violins I (Director) · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
John Morrison | 2019 | Clarinet 2 (A) · view Trumpets 1, 2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra | Schott | 1901 | Complete Parts · view Piano-Conductor Score · view Flute · view Clarinet (A) · view Cornet (A) · view Harmonium · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Walter Jacobs | 1911 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for military band |
S.A. Chappell | — | Condensed Score · view Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for military band |
John Morrison | 2021 | Supplementary Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band | Boosey & Hawkes | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band | John Morrison | 2021 | Flute/Piccolo (C), Horns 1/2, 3/4 (F), Trumpet 1/2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band |
Walter Jacobs | 1912 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band |
Carl Fischer | 1902 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for brass band |
Boosey & Hawkes | 1902 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Elaine Fine | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, 2 clarinets, trumpet, 2 flugelhorns, saxhorn, euphonium and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (MUP) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano | — | — | Complete Score · view Piano · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola, cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score (Piano) · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1907 | Flute · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 mandolins and piano |
Schott | 1899 | Complete Score · view Mandolin 1 · view Mandolin 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins and piano | Schott | 1899 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola and piano |
— | — | Viola (''ad lib.'') · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 cellos and piano | Schott | 1899 | Complete Score · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano bassoon and piano |
Saint-Maurice | — | Piano Score (Flute) · view Piano Score (Oboe) · view Piano Score (Clarinet or Soprano sax) · view Piano Score (Bassoon) · view Piano Score (Alto sax) · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet or Soprano sax · view Bassoon · view Alto sax · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and piano |
Schott | 1900 | Complete Score ("Pansies", No.1 for low voice, in E flat major ) · view Complete Score ("Pansies", No.2 for medium voice, in F major ) · view Complete Score ("Pansies", No.3 for high voice, in G major ) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and piano | Schott | 1900 | Complete Score ("Woo thou, Sweet Music", No.4 in E flat major ) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and piano | Carl Gehrmans | — | Complete Score ("Violer", in key F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and piano | Carl Fischer | 1901 | Complete Score · view Flute · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and piano |
John Morrison | 2021 | Flute Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for oboe and piano | Schott | 1899 | Oboe Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | — | Complete Score ( C major , 1st position) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Cypressdome | 2014 | Violin Part · view MuseScore and MusicXML engraving files · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano |
William Bunting (manuscript) | — | Viola · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Cypressdome | 2013 | Viola · view MuseScore and MusicXML engraving files · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano | Schott | 1901 | Viola · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Schott | 1904 | Complete Score · view Harmonium · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano | Schott | — | Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Tiziano Mattei | 2018 | Cello Part · view MuseScore and MusicXML engraving files · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and piano | Harry Bettoney | 1906 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schott | 1901 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp |
International Music Company | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Schott | 1905 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Schott | 1900 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Schott | 1899 | Complete Score ( E major , original key) · view Complete Score ( B flat major , transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score ( B flat major , transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | The Standard Music Publishing Co. | — | Complete Score (Love's Greeting) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | The University Society | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Gebethner and Wolff | — | Complete Score (B) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Emanuel Salvador (violin) and Pau Casan (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Summer Strings Orchestra (performer) | For Strings (Fine) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Felipe Sarro (piano) | For Piano | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Wind Band (Freistedt) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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