Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook

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Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook is a set of three pieces for piano solo composed in 1918 by John Ireland. [1]

John Ireland (composer) English composer

John Nicholson Ireland was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work "The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem "Sea Fever" by John Masefield, a formerly much-played Piano Concerto, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man".

A performance of all three pieces takes about 6½ minutes. Their titles are: [2] [3] [4] [5]

  1. By the Mere
  2. In the Meadow
  3. The Hunt's Up

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References

  1. ↑ "List of works – J to M". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ↑ John Ireland: Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook, pieces (3) for piano at AllMusic . Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ↑ John Ireland / Eric Parkin: Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook at AllMusic . Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Eric Parkin: Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook at AllMusic . Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Leaves from a Child's Sketchbook (Ireland, John) : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)


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