The Pipes of Pan (Elgar)
brano composto da Edward Elgar
The Pipes of Pan è una poesia di Adrian Ross messa in musica dal compositore inglese Edward Elgar,[1] completata il 5 giugno 1899.
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| Musica | |
| Compositore | Edward Elgar |
| Tipo di composizione | Canzone |
| Epoca di composizione | 1899, orch. 1902 |
| Prima esecuzione | 12 maggio 1900 Queen's Hall, Londra. |
| Pubblicazione | 1900, Londra: Boosey & Co. |
| Durata media | 5 min. |
| Organico | voce, pianoforte |
| Testo inglese | |
| Autore | Adrian Ross |
Storia modifica
La canzone fu pubblicata da Boosey nel 1900.[2] La prima esecuzione fu di "Miss Blouvelt"[3] al Crystal Palace il 30 aprile 1900.[2][4] Elgar arrangiò anche l'accompagnamento per orchestra della canzone,[5] che fu cantata per la prima volta da Andrew Black alla Queen's Hall il 12 maggio 1900.[2]
Le prime edizioni della partitura vocale portano l'iscrizione "Cantata dal signor Ivor Foster"; Foster era un popolare cantante d'opera e, in particolare, cantante da concerto del momento, i cui crediti comprendevano la partecipazione alla serie di concerti di ballate di Boosey.[6]
Versi modifica
THE PIPES OF PAN
- When the woods are gay in the time of June
- With the Chestnut flow’r and fan,
- And the birds are still in the hush of noon, -
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
- He plays on the reed that once was a maid
- Who broke from his arms and ran,
- And her soul goes out to the list’ning glade -
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
- Though you hear, come not near,
- Fearing the wood-god’s ban ;
- Soft and sweet, in the dim retreat,
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
- When the sun goes down and the stars are out,
- He gathers his goat-foot clan,
- And the Dryads dance with the Satyr rout ;
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
- For he pipes the dance of the happy Earth
- Ere ever the gods began,
- When the woods were merry and mad with mirth -
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
- Come not nigh, pass them by,
- Woe to the eyes that scan !
- Wild and loud to the leaping crowd,
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
- When the armies meet on the battle field,
- And the fight is man to man,
- With the gride of sword and the clash of shield -
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
- Thro’ the madden’d shriek of the flying rear,
- Thro’ the roar of the charging van,
- There skirls the tune of the God of Fear -
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
- Ours the fray – on and slay,
- Let him escape that can !
- Ringing out in the battle shout,
- Hark to the pipes of Pan !
Incisioni modifica
- Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar has "The Pipes of Pan" performed by Peter Savidge (baritone), with David Owen Norris (piano).
- The Songs of Edward Elgar SOMM CD 220 Christopher Maltman (baritone) with Malcolm Martineau (piano), at Southlands College, London, April 1999
Note modifica
- ^ Moore, p. 270
- ^ a b c Kennedy, p. 345
- ^ Certainly American soprano Lillian Blauvelt who was performing in Queen's Hall concerts at the time
- ^ Banfield, p. 441
- ^ Moore, p. 376n
- ^ Foster, Ivor Llewelyn (1870 - 1959), singer | Dictionary of Welsh Biography, su biography.wales. URL consultato il 18 aprile 2020.
Bibliografia modifica
- Banfield, Stephen, Sensibility and English Song: Critical studies of the early 20th century (Cambridge University Press, 1985) ISBN 0-521-37944-X
- Kennedy, Michael Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, Third ed., 1987) ISBN 0-19-284017-7
- Moore, Jerrold Northrop Edward Elgar: A Creative Life (Oxford University Press, 1984) ISBN 0-19-315447-1
Collegamenti esterni modifica
- (EN) Spartiti o libretti di The Pipes of Pan, su International Music Score Library Project, Project Petrucci LLC.
- (EN) The Pipes of Pan, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
