The Starlight Express - Elgar, Edward

"Op. Op.78. Composed: 1915. Duration: 60 minutes. Movements: 3 acts: ;*Act I :1. To the Children. "O children, open your arms to me" (Organ Grinder - Baritone) ;*Act II :2. The Blue-Eyes Fairy. "There's a fairy that hides" (Organ Grinder - Baritone) :3. Sc.1: Curfew Song. "The sun has gone" (Organ Grinder - Baritone) :4. Sc.1: The Laugher's Song. "I'm ev'rywhere" (Laugher - Soprano) :5. Sc.1: Come Little Winds. "Wake up you little night winds" (Organ Grinder - Baritone) :6. Sc.3: Tears and Laughter. "Oh! stars shine brightly!" (Laugher - Soprano) :7. Sc.3: Sunrise Song (or Dawn Song). "We shall meet the morning spiders" (Jane Anne - Soprano) ;*Act III :8. My Old Tunes. "My old tunes are rather broken" (Organ Grinder - Baritone) :9. Sc.1: "Dandelions, daffodils" (Jane Anne - Soprano) ::a. Blue-Eyes Fairy ::b. Dance of the Pleiades :10. Sc.2: "Laugh a little ev'ry day" (Laugher - Soprano) :11. The Dawn. "They're all soft-shiny now" (Organ Grinder - Baritone) :12. "Oh, think Beauty" (Jane Anne - Soprano) :13. Finale (duet): Hearts must be soft-shiny dressed. ::"Dustman, Laugher, Tramp and busy Sweep" (Jane Anne - soprano, Cousin Henry - baritone)"

⌛ Period → Romantic ◈ Genre / Form → Romantic ¶ Language → English

Instruments soprano, baritone, orchestra

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