Arabian Serenade
"Arabian Serenade" is a poem written by Margery Lawrence and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1914.
The poem is from "Songs of Childhood and other Verses" by Margery Lawrence, published by Grant Richards, Ltd.
This is one of Elgar's finest songs. In it he uses the Phrygian mode, which is popular in Arabian music.
Lyrics
The repetition of certain words and phrases in the song is not shown.ARABIAN SERENADE
Recordings
- has "Arabian Serenade" performed by Peter Savidge, with David Owen Norris.
- Christopher Maltman with Malcolm Martineau, at Southlands College, London, April 1999