Sea Pictures
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Sea Pictures. A song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets.
The Songs for contralto and orchestra are:
- "Sea Slumber Song" by Roden Noel
- "In Haven" by Alice Elgar
- "Sabbath Morning at Sea" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- "Where Corals Lie" by Richard Garnett
- "The Swimmer" by Adam Lindsay Gordon
The first performance was in 1899 at the Norwich festival with Elgar himself conducting and Clara Butt singing.