Elgar, Edward. (1857 - 1934). "The Dream of Gerontius," SIGNED. London: Novello & Co.. 1900. Original 8vo edition. 177 pp. [PN] 8306. Signed on title verso, "Edward Elgar, Hereford', Aug. 1903." Original printed wrappers with ownership name of C. Underwood to upper margin, title partly adhered to front endpaper, crudely rehinged with tape, a little marginal fraying and soiling. Nevertheless, a very rare signed copy of the composer's most celebrated work.
The Dream of Gerontius is an oratorio (Opus 38) in two parts composed in 1900, to text from the poem by Cardinal Newman, relating the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory. It is widely regarded as Elgar's finest choral work, and by some to be his magnum opus. It was composed for the Birmingham Music Festival of 1900 and the first performance took place on 3 October 1900, in Birmingham Town Hall.
Catherine Underwood (b. 1850) was the wife of Edward Morgan Underwood, a Hereford solicitor, of Castle Street, Hereford, England. She remained a life-long friend of Elgar, and is listed in his 1920s address book.
The Dream of Gerontius is an oratorio (Opus 38) in two parts composed in 1900, to text from the poem by Cardinal Newman, relating the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory. It is widely regarded as Elgar's finest choral work, and by some to be his magnum opus. It was composed for the Birmingham Music Festival of 1900 and the first performance took place on 3 October 1900, in Birmingham Town Hall.
Catherine Underwood (b. 1850) was the wife of Edward Morgan Underwood, a Hereford solicitor, of Castle Street, Hereford, England. She remained a life-long friend of Elgar, and is listed in his 1920s address book.
Elgar, Edward. (1857 - 1934). "The Dream of Gerontius," SIGNED. London: Novello & Co.. 1900. Original 8vo edition. 177 pp. [PN] 8306. Signed on title verso, "Edward Elgar, Hereford', Aug. 1903." Original printed wrappers with ownership name of C. Underwood to upper margin, title partly adhered to front endpaper, crudely rehinged with tape, a little marginal fraying and soiling. Nevertheless, a very rare signed copy of the composer's most celebrated work.
The Dream of Gerontius is an oratorio (Opus 38) in two parts composed in 1900, to text from the poem by Cardinal Newman, relating the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory. It is widely regarded as Elgar's finest choral work, and by some to be his magnum opus. It was composed for the Birmingham Music Festival of 1900 and the first performance took place on 3 October 1900, in Birmingham Town Hall.
Catherine Underwood (b. 1850) was the wife of Edward Morgan Underwood, a Hereford solicitor, of Castle Street, Hereford, England. She remained a life-long friend of Elgar, and is listed in his 1920s address book.
The Dream of Gerontius is an oratorio (Opus 38) in two parts composed in 1900, to text from the poem by Cardinal Newman, relating the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory. It is widely regarded as Elgar's finest choral work, and by some to be his magnum opus. It was composed for the Birmingham Music Festival of 1900 and the first performance took place on 3 October 1900, in Birmingham Town Hall.
Catherine Underwood (b. 1850) was the wife of Edward Morgan Underwood, a Hereford solicitor, of Castle Street, Hereford, England. She remained a life-long friend of Elgar, and is listed in his 1920s address book.