55 Songs

Download or read book 55 Songs written by Roger Quilter and published by Vocal Library. This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Vocal Collection). With a graceful gift for lyrical vocal writing, English composer Roger Quilter (1877-1953) created a rich body of art songs. Very few composers working in English have matched his achievement of a living body of beloved, relevant, literate repertoire. Contents: April * Autumn Evening * Barbara Allen * Blow, blow, thou winter wind * The Bracelet * Brown is my love * By a Fountainside * By the Sea * Cherry Ripe * Cherry Valley * Come away, death * Come Back! Damask Roses * Daybreak * Dream Valley * Drink to me Only with Thine Eyes * Fair House of Joy * The Faithless Shepherdess * Fear no more the heat o' the sun * A Good Child * Hey, ho, the wind and the rain * I will go with my father a-ploughing * I wish and I wish * In the highlands * Interlude * It was a lover and his lass * The jocund Dance * The jolly miller * Julia's Hair * June The Lamplighter * A Last Year's Rose * Love's Philosophy * The Maiden Blush * Moonlight * My Life's Delight * The Night Piece * Now sleeps the crimson petal * O mistress mine * Over the land is April * Over the Mountains * Prelude * The Sea-Bird * A Secret * Song of the Blackbird * Spring is at the door * Take, take those lips away * Three poor Mariners * Through the sunny garden * To Daisies * To Wine and Beauty * Under the greenwood tree * The Valley and the Hill * Weep you no more * Where be you going? * Where Go the Boats? * The Wild Flower's Song