The Starlight Express, Op.78 (Elgar, Edward)

		Movements/Sections 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 Pleides 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) Composition Year 1915 Genre Categories Incidental music; Stage Works; For 2 voices, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; English language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano

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For Piano solo (Ketèlbey)

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Arranger:

Albert William Ketèlbey (1875-1959)

Publisher Info.:

London: Elkin & Co., 1916.

Reprinted:

Borough Green: Novello, No.10 0238 04, n.d.(1960s?).

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

1. To the children 2. Dance of the pleiades, 3. Sunrise song, 4. In the forest, 5. The blue-eyes fairy, 6. Finale

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General Information

Work Title	The Starlight Express
Alternative Title	Suite for vocal soloists and orchestra (from the incidental music)

Composer	Elgar, Edward
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.78
Movements/Sections	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 Pleides 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)
Year/Date of Composition	1915
First Performance	1915-12-29 in London, Kingsway Theatre voices, orchestra, Julius Harrison (conductor)
First Publication	1916
Librettist	Violet Pearn after A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951)
Language	English
Average Duration	60 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones 3 percussion, harp, organ, barrel organ, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article on the play Elgar Society

Misc. Comments

• According to the Elgar Society, this is "Incidental music to the play by Violet Pearn, based on the play A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood, comprising orchestral entr'actes and songs for soprano and baritone soloists". Therefore, it is a little unclear whether Elgar took the words to the songs from Pearn's text or Blackwood's.