Three Songs, 1918–19

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Three Songs is a set of songs for high voice and piano composed in 1918–19 by John Ireland (1879–1962). It consists of settings of three poems by Arthur Symons (1865–1945).

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".

Arthur Symons British poet

Arthur William Symons, was a British poet, critic and magazine editor.

A typical performance of the songs as a set takes seven minutes. [1] The poems are: [2]

  1. "The Adoration" [3] [4]
  2. "The Rat" [5] [6]
  3. "Rest" [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ John Ireland: Songs (3) to Poems by Arthur Symons, for voice & piano at AllMusic . Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Texts to Three Songs: Song Cycle by John Ireland". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ↑ The Adoration : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
  4. ↑ "List of works – A to B". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  5. ↑ The Rat : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
  6. 1 2 "List of works – Q to S". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Rest : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)


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