In addition to the many large-scale works for which he is celebrated, Elgar also wrote a plethora of songs, among them approximately fifty part-songs. Fly, Singing Bird is one part of a two-part work that sets the poetry of the composer’s wife. Alice Elgar had published an epic poem, Isabel Trevithoe, a Cornish love story, from which the words of Fly, Singing Bird were excerpted.Fly, Singing Bird is a delightful early Elgar work that has been popular with Choral concerts and festivals.
Fly, Singing Bird
| Arrangement | Organ, SATB, Violin(Duet) |
| Genres | Post-1900, Romantic |
| Format | Vocal Score |
| Level | 3 |
| NumberOfPages | 16 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Novello, Novello & Co Ltd. |
| Contributors | Elgar, Edward (Artist) |
| Language | English |