Includes songs by Roger Quilter and songs arranged by Quilter from his Arnold book of old songs. For high voice and piano; includes folk songs arranged by Quilter.
Contents:
'Tis St. Valentine's day / (third set). Love's Philosophy / tune from D'Urfey's Wit and mirth, 1707, arr. Roger Quilter ; William Shakespeare, from Hamlet. No. 2, Now sleeps the crimson petal / Alfred, Lord Tennyson -- Three Shakespeare songs, op. 6 (first set). Come away death ; O mistress mine ; Blow, blow, thou winter wind -- To Julia : op. 8. Prelude ; The bracelet ; The maiden blush ; To daisies ; The night piece ; Julia's hair ; Interlude ; Cherry ripe / Robert Herrick -- Seven Elizabethan lyrics : op. 12. Weep you no more / Anonymous ; My life's delight / Thomas Campion ; Damask roses ; The faithless shepherdess ; Brown is my love / Anonymous ; By a fountainside / Ben Jonson ; Fair house of joy / Anonymous -- Three songs of William Blake : op. 20. No. 1, Dream Valley -- Five Shakespeare songs : op. 23 (second set). Fear no more the heat o' the sun ; Under the greenwood tree ; It was a lover and his lass ; Take, o take those lips away ; Hey, ho, the wind and the rain -- Five English love lyrics : op. 24. No. 3, Go, lovely rose / Edmund Waller -- Six songs, op. 25. Song of the stream / Alfred Williams ; The fuchsia tree / Old Manx ballad, attributed to Charles Dalmon ; An old carol / Anonymous, 15th century ; Arab love song ; Music, when soft voices die / Shelley ; In the bud of the morning-o / James Stephens -- Five Jacobean lyrics : op. 28. The jealous lover / Earl of Rochester (1647-1680) ; Why so pale and wan? / Sir John Suckling ; I dare not ask a kiss / Robert Herrick ; To Althea from prison / Richard Lovelace ; The constant lover / Sir John Suckling -- Four Shakespeare songs : op. 30 (third set). Who is Silvia? ; When daffodils begin to peer ; How should I your true love know? ; Sigh no more, ladies -- The Arnold book of old songs. The ash grove / Old Welsh melody ; English words by Rodney Bennett ; Barbara Allen / Old English melody ; traditional ; Believe me, if all those endearing young charms / Old Irish melody ; Thomas Moore ; Ca' the yowes to the knowes / Old Scottish melody ; Robert Burns ; Charlie is my darling / Scottish Jacobite marching tune (1775) ; anonymous ; Drink to me only with thine eyes / English melody, 18th century) ; Ben Jonson ; The jolly miller / Old English melody ; anonymous ; The man behind the plough = Le pauvre laboureur / Old French melody ; English words by Rodney Bennett ; My lady greensleeves / Old English melody ; John Irvine ; My lady's garden = L'amour de moi / Old French melody ; English words by Rodney Bennett ; Oh! 'tis sweet to think / Old Irish melody ; Thomas Moore ; Over the mountains / Old English melody ; words from Percy's Reliques ; Pretty month of May = Joli moi de Mai / Old French melody ; anonymous ; Since first I saw your face / melody by Ford, 17th century ; anonymous ; Three poor mariners / Old English melody ; anonymous ; Ye banks and braes / Old Scottish melody ; Robert Burns -- June / Nora Hopper -- 'Tis St. Valentine's day / tune from D'Urfey's Wit and mirth, 1707, arr. Roger Quilter ; William Shakespeare, from Hamlet.
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