"As I laye a-thynkynge" is the last poem written by "Thomas Ingoldsby" (Richard Barham). It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar.
The song was published in 1888 by Beare & Son,John Beare was a London-based music publisher and brother-in-law of Elgar's friend Dr. Charles Buck of Settle in Yorkshire though may have been written in the previous year. It is a song for soprano or tenor.
Lyrics Elgar omitted the two verses enclosed in square brackets [ ] – the fifth and sixth verses of the poem.
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References
Banfield, Stephen, Sensibility and English Song: Critical studies of the early 20th century (Cambridge University Press, 1985) Kennedy, Michael, Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, 1968)
External links
Recordings Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar Premiere recording of "As I laye a-thynkynge" performed by Amanda Pitt (soprano), with David Owen Norris (piano).