Chanson de Matin and Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15

Composer: ELGAR, Sir Edward
  • Chanson de Nuit for violin and piano in 1897. In 1899 he wrote a companion piece for the same instruments, Chanson de Matin. He orchestrated both pieces the same year.1
  • Elgar sent the original version of Chanson de Nuit to his publisher Novello soon after complaining to his friend and editor there, Jaeger (Nimrod of the Enigma Variations) that he wasn’t earning enough money for his compositions. This piece was probably meant to have a popular appeal and sell well.2
  • The piece’s original name was Evensong but it was changed to Chanson de Nuit because the publishers thought a French title would sell better.3

Sources

  1. Diana McVeagh, “Elgar, Sir Edward,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed September 18, 2019,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000008709.
  2. “Elgar – His Music: Chansons de Matin et de Nuit, op 15,” Elgar Society, accessed September 19, 2019, http://www.elgar.org/3chanson.htm.
  3. Ibid.

Cut IDs

41489, 41490, 42887, 43802, 43803