Cockaigne (In London Town)
Edward Elgar
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Cockaigne (In London Town) by Edward Elgar
Release Date
Thu Jun 20 1901
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Often referred to as the Cockaigne Overture, this concert overture was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society. Intended as a portrait of London at the turn of the 20th century, the piece takes its title from a word that moralists originally used to describe drunkenness and gluttony, but whic...
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Cockaigne (In London Town) was written by Edward Elgar.
When did Edward Elgar release Cockaigne (In London Town)?
Edward Elgar released Cockaigne (In London Town) on Thu Jun 20 1901.
What did Edward Elgar say about "Cockaigne (In London Town)"?
Elgar had been demoralized by the failure of his oratorio The Dream of Gerontius, but working on Cockaigne soon lifted his spirits. While composing it, he described the piece as:
cheerful and Londony, “stout and steaky” … honest, healthy, humorous and strong, but not vulgar