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Tag Archives: Cecil Sharp
Listening to Britten – Bird Scarer’s Song
Norfolk Hayfield by Edward Seago, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London Lord! I Married Me A Wife (Eight Folksong Arrangements / 1) – folksong arrangement for high voice and harp (April – June 1976, Britten aged 62) Dedication Not known Text … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – The False Knight upon the Road
Melting Snow, Ludham by Edward Seago, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London The False Knight upon the Road (Eight Folksong Arrangements / 7) – folksong arrangement for high voice and harp (April – June 1976, Britten aged 62) Dedication Not known … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – Lord! I Married Me A Wife
Horse and Cart by Edward Seago, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London Lord! I Married Me A Wife (Eight Folksong Arrangements / 1) – folksong arrangement for high voice and harp (April – June 1976, Britten aged 62) Dedication Not known … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – Master Kilby
Mousehold Heath, Norwich by John Crome. Photo (c) Girton College, University of Cambridge Master Kilby (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 6 no.3 (England)) – folksong arrangement (Somerset) for high voice and guitar (pre 17 June 1958, Britten aged 44) Dedication not known … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – Sailor-boy
Sea Piece by Alfred Stannard. Photo (c) Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery) Sailor-boy (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 6 no.2 (England)) – folksong arrangement (Appalachian) for high voice and guitar (pre 17 June 1958, Britten aged … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – Soldier, won’t you marry me?
Aircraft Production: Girls working on wings by Leslie Cole, used courtesy of the Imperial War Museum Soldier, won’t you marry me? – folksong arrangement (American) for two voices and piano (pre 15 March 1958, Britten aged 44) Dedication Not known … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – The Holly and the Ivy
Photo (c) Ben Hogwood The Holly and the Ivy, arrangement for chorus (SATB unaccompanied) (pre July 1957, Britten aged 43) Dedication June Gordon and the Haddo House Choral Society Text Traditional Language English Duration 4’30” Background and Critical Reception Britten’s … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – The Soldier and the Sailor
Lake Scene, with Two Men Fishing by James Stark. Photo (c) Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery) The Soldier and the Sailor (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 6 no.4 (England)) – folksong arrangement (Oxfordshire) for high voice … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – The brisk young widow
Portrait of a Young Lady by Michael William Sharp. Photo (c) Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery) The brisk young widow (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 5 no.1 – folksong arrangement for high voice and piano (pre … Continue reading
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Listening to Britten – O Waly, Waly
Suffolk – Thames Barges Fitting Out by Edward Seago. Photo (c) Estate of Edward Seago courtesy of Portland Gallery, London O Waly, Waly (from Somerset) (Folksong Arrangements, Volume 3 no.6 (British Isles)) – folksong arrangement for high or medium voice … Continue reading
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