general information

composition date
1947
duration
11 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Dedicatee
'For Nancy Evans'
Opus
41

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Mezzo-soprano and piano)

detailed formation

mezzo-soprano, piano

information about the creation

date
January 3, 1948

The Hague

interpreters

Nancy Evans et Felix de Nobel.

Part titles

  1. A Cradle Song (Blake)
  2. The Highland Balou (Burns)
  3. Sephestia's Lullaby (Robert Greene)
  4. A Charm (Thomas Randolph)
  5. The Nurse's Song (John Philip)

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Same type
Created the same year
Composed the same year
Same detailed formation

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