The 1st work for baritone solo, male chorus ad libitum (TB), and orchestra; the 2nd for baritone solo, mixed chorus (SATB), and orchestra. Words by Henry Newbolt, also printed as texts on pages xii-xiii. Edited from the holograph full and vocal scores (Royal College of Music, London: MS 4148, MS 4149 (1st work); MS 4158, MS 4158a (2nd work)) and other sources. Includes bibliographical references. Includes introduction and critical report.
Contents:
Fare well -- Drake's drum ; Outward bound ; Devon, O Devon, in wind and rain ; Homeward bound ; The Old Superb -- Songs of the fleet : op. 117. Sailing at dawn ; The song of the sou' wester ; The middle watch ; The little admiral ; Fare well -- Appendix 1. 1904 orchestration of alternate ending to "The Old Superb" (mm. 116B-127B) ; Appendix 2. Original ending to "Sailing at dawn" (mm. 66a-77a) ; Appendix 3. Original ending to "Fare well" (mm. 57a-75a) ; Appendix 4. Extracts from Henry Newbolt's diary ; Appendix 5. "The song of the guns at sea" ; Appendix 6. "The King's Highway: a song of the sea."
Series:
Recent researches in the music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries 0193-5364 ; 73
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