Elegy
Romantic works
Definition
A mournful, contemplative piece in memory of someone or something lost. Typically slow and deeply expressive.
Historical Context
The elegy as a musical title appears across centuries and styles. Fauré's Élégie for cello and piano is a canonical example. Piano elegies by Liszt, Grieg, and Rachmaninoff each bring different national and stylistic traditions to the form.
Works (7)
- Mélancolie Key G major
- Élégie in B minor Key B minor
- Elegy in B minor Key B minor
- Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7: Funerailles Key F minor
- Elegy in C minor, Op.59 No.1 Key C minor
- Elegy in E minor, Op.59 No.2 Key E minor
- Elegie in E-flat minor, Op. 3 No. 1 Key E♭ minor