Choral beauty by Mr & Mrs Elgar
Review by Ben R. on 23 Oct 2024 review stating Die With A Smile - Piano/Vocal/Guitar
A beautiful 4-part song suitable for choir or 4 singers. We performed it at Christmas with SATB quartet in a church concert "The Christmas Spirit" with 2 piano (4 hands) accompaniment. There were gasps/sighs of appreciation at the end. Have heard it sung by all women choirs too. Text of our introduction to the song was: "They say a puppy, or any dog or pet, is not just for Christmas. Likewise, it can be hoped that the spirit of Christmas would live longer than merely the duration of the festive season, not as the snow, which we all seem to long for at Christmas, we know will fade and melt away –“not as the snow” words from this next song written by Edward Elgar with words by his wife Caroline Alice.