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PETER WARLOCK'S CHORAL MUSIC

SHORTLY after Warlock's death a most impressive memorial concert was given in the Wigmore Hall. In his notice of the concert' the late Ernest Newman, the rancour of past quarrels forgotten, paid a generous tribute to Warlock's excellences as a He was disposed to rate certain of the choral compositions as achievements of greater musical worth than the songs by which the world at large has since seen fit to remember Warlock.2 Eric Blom in a similar notice in the Musical Times3, gave pride of place to the same choral items'Corpus Christi', 'As dewe in Aprylle' and 'Balulalow', performed by the Oriana singers under Kennedy Scott on that occasion-that Newman had singled out for special comment. He described them as the best things of the evening, as they are among the finest music written for massed voices by a modern Englishman, which may perhaps, without too much conceit about English choralism, stretch to mean any modern composer. Yet if all but a handful of Warlock's songs for voice and piano are neglected, and his vocal chamber music but rarely heard, an almost complete mantle of oblivion has descended over the choral music, with the exception of one or two of the carol settings which have at least a seasonal existence. In many ways this is decidedly odd, for although all Warlock's choral works are on a small scale, they cover an extraordinarily wide range of mood, from the uproarious joviality of the arrangement 'The Lady's Birthday' to the sheer despair of the 'Shrouding of the Duchess of Malfi', and in resources involved they range from simple unison settings appropriate for primary school children to complex works for unaccompanied mixed voices. It cannot be denied that some of the latter are extremely, even unnecessarily, difficult, and other works were regarded as being too unconventional both in text and texture to appeal to most of the choral conductors of his own lifetime. Nowadays it would appear that the highly specialized choral

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REVIEWS OF MUSUC Richard Rodney Bennett, This Worldes Joie. ( Mills Music, London, 1962, 5s.) Roberto Gerhard, Cantares. 7 Spanish songs for voice and guitar. ( Mills Music, London, 12s. 6d.) Ernst Krenek, The Ballad of the Railroads. ( Bärenreiter, Cassel & Basel; Novello, London, 1961, £1 17s.) Edrnund Rubbra, Cantata Pastorale, for high voice, treble recorder (or flute), harpsichord (or piano) and cello. ( Lengnick, London, 1962, 15s.) Raymond Warren, Drop, drop, slow tears, for mezzo-soprano, flute and piano. ( Novello, London, 1961, 4s. 6d.) A. H. A. H. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume 45, Issue 2, April 1964, Pages 200-b–202, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/45.2.200-b Published: 01 April 1964

Ten Blake Songs for Voice and Oboe

Ten Blake Songs for Voice and Oboe

Four Songs for Voice & Keyboard Accompaniment, from the Repertoire of the New York Pro Musica

Four Songs for Voice & Keyboard Accompaniment, from the Repertoire of the New York Pro Musica

Thirteen Songs for Voice and Piano

Thirteen Songs for Voice and Piano

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Journal Article REVIEWS OF MUSIC Get access Greene Maurice, Fair Sally, song for voice and piano, ed. by Roger Fiske. ( Oxford University Press, 2s. 6d.) Someren-Godfery M. van, Three Songs (E. N. da C. Andrade) for voice and piano. ( Augener, London, 5s.) R. Vaughan Williams, Two Poems by Fredegond Shove for voice and Piano. ( Oxford University Press, 4s.) I. K. I. K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2, April 1958, Page 206, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXXIX.2.206 Published: 01 April 1958

Arnold van Wyk: Recently Published Works

Three recently published works by Arnold van Wyk draw renewed attention to this most individual and accomplished South African composer. They are his 1st String Quartet (miniature score and parts), the Pastorale e Capriccio for piano solo, and an important cycle of five songs for voice and piano, Van Liefde en Verlatenheid (Of Love and Forsakenness). All three works were performed during the 1957 series of Wigmore Hall concerts devoted to South African music; and the song cycle was given at the I.S.C.M. Festival in Israel in 1954.

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REVIEWS OF MUSIC Get access Cyril S. Christopher,, Psalm Prelude on Verses from Psalm 139 for organ. 3s. Sonata brevis: Fantasia-Toccata—Recitativo-Fuga seria. 4s. 6d. ( Hinrichsen, London). Haydn, Missa brevis alla cappella ‘Rorate coeli desuper’, ed. by H. C. Robbins Landon. Vocal Score. ( Haydn-Mozart Press, London, 9s.) Franz Xaver Mozart, Six Songs for voice and piano. German and English words. ( Oxford University Press, 2s. 6d. Eric H. Thiman, Six Pieces in Various Styles for organ. ( Curwen, London, 4s.) R. Vaughan Williams, Epithalamion, cantata for baritone, chorus and small orchestra, based on the Masque ‘The Bridal Day’. Words by Edmund Spenser. Vocal Score. ( Oxford University Press, 7s. 6d.) B. W. G. R. B. W. G. R. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1, January 1958, Pages 98–99, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXXIX.1.98 Published: 01 January 1958

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Journal Article REVIEWS OF MUSIC Get access George Dyson, Hierusalem (St. Augustine), hymn for soprano, chorus & strings, with optional harp & organ. Vocal Score. ( Novello, London, 3s. 6d.) Herbert Howells, An English Mass for chorus, strings & organ. Vocal Score. ( Novello, London, 6s. 6d.) Alan Rawsthorne, Four Seasonal Songs. ( Oxford University Press): 1. Now the earth, the skies, the air (anon., c. 1606), for S.A.T.B., Is. 2. To the Spring. ( J. Davies 1599), for S.S.A.T.B., Is. 3. Autumn ( c. Sylvester 1618), for S.A.A.T.B.B., Is. 4. Now the lusty Spring is seen ( c. Fletcher 1610), for S.A.T.B., Is. 6d. W. K. Stanton, Of one that is so bright and fair (Stella Maris), for solo voices, chorus and organ ( Oxford University Press, 6d.) Rise, O my soul!, motet for S.A.T.B. ( Oxford University Press, 6d.) Three 17th-Century Airs (Caccini, Monteverdi & anon.) for high voice and guitar, arr. by John Runge. ( Schott, London, 2s. 6d.) Arnold Van Wyk, Van Liefde en Verlatenheid (Of Love and Forsakenness), 5 songs for voice and piano. ( Boosey & Hawkes, London, 12s. 6d.) I. K. I. K. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3, July 1957, Pages 304-b–305, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXXVIII.3.304-b Published: 01 July 1957

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Journal Article REVIEWS OF MUSIC Get access Philip Radcliffe, 4 Songs for Voice and Piano: Lucifer in Starlight (Meredith); Meg Merrilies (Keats); Now fades the last long streak of snow (Tennyson); Tears, idle tears (Tennyson). ( Stainer & Bell, London, 2s. 6d. each.) P. J. P. P. J. P. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1, January 1957, Page 109, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXXVIII.1.109 Published: 01 January 1957

Ten Songs for Voice and Piano

Ten Songs for Voice and Piano

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REVIEWS OF MUSIC Get access Henry G. Ley (arranged by), German Songs for Voice and Piano. Selected by Hugh Haworth ( Macmillan, London.) Music, 8s. 6d., Words only, 2s. Music and Letters, Volume XXX, Issue 3, July 1949, Pages 287-a–287, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXX.3.287-a Published: 01 July 1949

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REVIEWS OF MUSIC Isherwood, Cherry, Sleep (Siegfried Sassoon.) Song for Voice and Piano. ( Oxford University Press.) 2s. 6d. E. L. E. L. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXV, Issue 2, April 1944, Pages 121-d–121, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXV.2.121-d Published: 01 April 1944

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Journal Article REVIEWS OF MUSIC Get access Gill, Harry, A Saxon Song (V. Sackville-West) and The Night (Hilaire Belloc). Songs for Voice and Piano. (Oxford University Press.) 2s. each. E. L. E. L. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXV, Issue 2, April 1944, Pages 120-d–120, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXV.2.120-d Published: 01 April 1944

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Journal Article REVIEWS OF MUSIC Get access Robin Milford, A Book of Songs for Voice and Piano. ( Oxford University Press.) 5s. E. R. E. R. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XXI, Issue 4, October 1940, Pages 397-d–398, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XXI.4.397-d Published: 01 October 1940

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REVIEWS OF MUSIC Get access William Walton, ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ (Shakespeare). Song for Voice and Piano. ( Oxford University Press) 2s. E. R. E. R. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume XIX, Issue 1, January 1938, Pages 107-b–107, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/XIX.1.107-b Published: 01 January 1938

Three Songs for Voice and Piano

Three Songs for Voice and Piano