| Edition |
High voice. |
| Description |
1 score (xxviii, 287 pages) ; 31 cm |
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score |
| Medium of Performance |
high voice 1 piano 1 2 |
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tenor voice 1 horn 1 piano 1 3 |
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singer 2 piano 1 3 |
| Note |
Principally for voice and piano; 3 songs from The heart of the matter for horn and piano (horn part printed following score); Songs from the Chinese originally for voice and guitar, accompaniment arranged for piano; and Two ballads for 2 voices and piano. |
| Language |
Staff notation. |
| Note |
Includes historical notes on the songs, bibliographical references, and alphabetical song index; historical notes include an English translation by Peter Pears and Elizabeth Mayer of Seven sonnets of Michaelangelo. |
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Three songs from The heart of the matter includes horn part for Prologue ("Where are the seeds of the universal fire") and Epilogue ("So, out of the dark") printed after the score. |
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Includes historical notes on the songs, bibliographical references, and alphabetical song index; historical notes include an English translation by Peter Pears and Elizabeth Mayer of of Seven sonnets of Michaelangelo. |
| Contents |
Birds / Hilaire Belloc -- A charm of lullabies : opus 41. A cradle song / William Blake ; The highland balou / Robert Burns ; Sephestia's lullaby / Robert Greene ; A charm / Thomas Randolph ; Nurse's song / John Philip -- Three songs from This way to the tomb. Evening ; Morning ; Night / Ronald Duncan -- Fish in the unruffled lakes. To lie flat on the back ; Night covers up the rigid land ; Sun shines down ; Fish in the unruffled lakes ; What's in your mind ; Underneath the abject willow / W.H. Auden -- Holy sonnets of John Donne : opus 35. Oh, my blacke soule! ; Batter my heart ; O might those sighes and teares ; Oh, to vex me ; What if this present ; Since she whom I loved ; At the round earth's imagined corners ; Thou hast made me ; Death, be not proud / John Donne -- On this island : opus 11. Let the florid music praise! ; Now the leaves are falling fast ; Seascape ; Nocturne ; As it is, plenty / W.H. Auden -- Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente : opus 61. Menschenbeifall ; Die Heimat ; Sokrates und Alcibiades ; Die Jugend ; Hälfte des Lebens ; Die Linien des Lebens / Friedrich Hölderlin ; English translation by Elizabeth Mayer and Peter Pears -- Seven sonnets of Michaelangelo : opus 22. Sonetto XVI : Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro ; Sonetto XXXI : A che più debb 'io mai l'intensa voglia ; Sonetto XXX : Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume ; Sonetto LV : Tu sa' chi 'io so, signior mie, che tu sai ; Sonetto XXXVIII : Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume ; Sonetto XXXII : S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna ; Sonetto XXVI : Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede / Michaelangelo -- Songs from the Chinese : opus 58. Big chariot ; Old lute ; Autumn wind ; Herd-boy ; Depression ; Dance song / translated by Arthur Waley ; transcribed for piano by Richard Walters -- Three songs from The heart of the matter. Prologue : ("Where are the seeds of the universal fire") ; Song : ("We are the darkness in the heat of the day") ; Epilogue : ("So, out of the dark") / Edith Sitwell -- Winter words : opus 52. At day-close in November ; Midnight on the great western ; Wagtail and baby ; Little old table ; Choirmaster's burial ; Proud songsters ; At the railway station, upway ; Before life and after / Thomas Hardy -- Cut from Winter words. If it's ever spring again ; Children and Sir Nameless / Thomas Hardy -- Two ballads (duet). Mother comfort / Montagu Slater ; Underneath the abject willow / W.H. Auden. |
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Birds / Hilaire Belloc -- A charm of lullabies, op. 41. A cradle song / William Blake ; The highland balou / Robert Burns ; Sephestia's lullaby / Robert Greene ; A charm / Thomas Randolph ; Nurse's song / John Philip -- Three songs from This way to the tomb. Evening ; Morning ; Night / Ronald Duncan -- Fish in the unruffled lakes. To lie flat on the back ; Night covers up the rigid land ; Sun shines down ; Fish in the unruffled lakes ; What's in your mind ; Underneath the abject willow / W.H. Auden -- Holy sonnets of John Donne, op. 35. Oh, my blacke soule! ; Batter my heart ; O might those sighes and teares ; Oh, to vex me ; What if this present ; Since she whom I loved ; At the round earth's imagined corners ; Thou hast made me ; Death, be not proud / John Donne -- On this island, op. 11. Let the florid music praise! ; Now the leaves are falling fast ; Seascape ; Nocturne ; As it is, plenty / W.H. Auden -- Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente, op. 61. Menschenbeifall ; Die Heimat ; Sokrates und Alcibiades ; Die Jugend ; Hälfte des Lebens ; Die Linien des Lebens / Friedrich Hölderlin ; English translation by Elizabeth Mayer and Peter Pears -- Seven sonnets of Michaelangelo, op. 22. Sonetto XVI: Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro ; Sonetto XXXI: A che più debb 'io mai l'intensa voglia ; Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume ; Sonetto LV: Tu sa' chi 'io so, signior mie, che tu sai ; Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume ; Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna ; Sonetto XXVI: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede / Michaelangelo -- Songs from the Chinese, op. 58. Big chariot ; Old lute ; Autumn wind ; Herd-boy ; Depression ; Dance song / translated by Arthur Waley ; transcribed for piano by Richard Walters -- Three songs from The heart of the matter. Prologue ("Where are the seeds of the universal fire") ; Song ("We are the darkness in the heat of the day") ; Epilogue ("So, out of the dark") / Edith Sitwell -- Winter words, op. 52. At day-close in November ; Midnight on the great western ; Wagtail and baby ; Little old table ; Choirmaster's burial ; Proud songsters ; At the railway station, upway ; Before life and after / Thomas Hardy -- Cut from Winter words. If it's ever spring again ; Children Sir Nameless / Thomas Hardy -- Two Ballads (duet). Mother comfort / Montagu Slater ; Underneath the abject willow / W.H. Auden. |
| Language |
English, German, and Italian words; German and English words to Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente also printed separately as text. |
| Subject |
Songs (High voice) with piano.
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Songs (High voice) with piano. |
| Genre/Form |
Song cycles.
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Song cycles.
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| Subject |
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.
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Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble. |
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Vocal duets with piano.
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Vocal duets with piano. |
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Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 -- Musical settings.
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Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953. |
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Musical settings.
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| Subject |
Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Musical settings.
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Blake, William, 1757-1827. |
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 -- Musical settings.
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. |
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Greene, Robert, 1558-1592 -- Musical settings.
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Greene, Robert, 1558-1592. |
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Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635 -- Musical settings.
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Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635. |
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Philip, John -- Musical settings.
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Philip, John. |
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Duncan, Ronald, 1914-1982 -- Musical settings.
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Duncan, Ronald, 1914-1982. |
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Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 -- Musical settings.
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Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. |
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Donne, John, 1572-1631 -- Musical settings.
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Donne, John, 1572-1631. |
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Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843 -- Musical settings.
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Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843. |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Musical settings.
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. |
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Musical settings. |
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Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964 -- Musical settings.
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Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964. |
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Musical settings.
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. |
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Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956 -- Musical settings.
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Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956. |
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Song cycles. |
| Genre/Form |
Songs.
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Songs.
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Arrangements (Music)
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Arrangements (Music)
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Musical settings.
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Scores.
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Scores.
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| Added Author |
Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953, author.
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Blake, William, 1757-1827, author.
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796, author.
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Greene, Robert, 1558-1592, author.
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Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635, author.
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Philip, John, author.
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Duncan, Ronald, 1914-1982, author.
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Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973, author.
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Donne, John, 1572-1631, author.
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Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843, author.
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564, author.
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Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964, author.
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928, author.
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Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956, author.
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Walters, Richard, editor, arranger of music.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, translator.
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Mayer, Elizabeth, translator.
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Waley, Arthur, translator.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Birds.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Charm of lullabies.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
This way to the tomb. Evening.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
This way to the tomb. Morning.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
This way to the tomb. Night.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
To lie flat on the back.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Night covers up the rigid land.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Sun shines down.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Fish in the unruffled lakes.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
What's in your mind?
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Underneath the abject willow, voice, piano.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Holy sonnets of John Donne.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
On this island.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Hölderlin Fragmente.
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Container of (expression): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Hölderlin Fragmente. English.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Sonnets of Michelangelo.
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Container of (expression): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Songs from the Chinese; arranged.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Heart of the matter.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Winter words.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
If it's ever spring again.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Children and Sir Nameless.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Ballads, voices (2), piano.
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| Added Title |
Vocal music. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97116921
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| ISBN |
1423429753 |
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9781423429753 |
| Standard No. |
884088135874 |
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9781423429753 52999 |
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M051933976 |
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9790051933976 |
| Music No. |
HL48019418 Hal Leonard Corporation |
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