Sea Pictures

Song cycle for contralto and orchestra by Elgar, Op. 37. It was first performed at the Norwich Festival, England, on 5 October 1899, with Clara Butt. The song cycle includes: 1. ‘Sea Slumber Song’ (Roden Noel); 2. ‘In Haven’ (Alice Elgar); 3. ‘Sabbath Morning at Sea’ (Elizabeth Barrett Browning); 4. ‘Where Corals lie’ (Richard Garnett); 5. ‘The Swimmer’ (A L Gordon);