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Britten, Benjamin
1913-1976
(b Lowestoft, 22 Nov 1913; d Aldeburgh, 4 Dec 1976). English
Fourteen Folk Songs <1941–1959>
solo voice [mostly high voice; some medium voice]
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The complete folk songs for voice and orchestra, though not intended as a cycle. Originally created over a period of years for voice & piano, and subsequently orchestrated.
Source of text: Traditional texts. Language: English
Source of text: Traditional texts. Language: English
The Bonny Earl o'Moray
Come you not from Newcastle?
Little Sir William
O can ye sew cushions?
Oliver Cromwell
O Waly, Waly
The Plough Boy
The Salley Gardens [version for voice & str]
The Salley Gardens [version for bn (or vc), hp, str]
La belle est au jardin d'amour (Beauty in love’s
garden)
Eho! Eho!
Fileuse
La Noël passée (The Orphan and King Henry)
Quand j'étais chez mon pere (Heigh ho! heigh hi!)
Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse (The King is gone hunting)
Come you not from Newcastle?
Little Sir William
O can ye sew cushions?
Oliver Cromwell
O Waly, Waly
The Plough Boy
The Salley Gardens [version for voice & str]
The Salley Gardens [version for bn (or vc), hp, str]
La belle est au jardin d'amour (Beauty in love’s
garden)
Eho! Eho!
Fileuse
La Noël passée (The Orphan and King Henry)
Quand j'étais chez mon pere (Heigh ho! heigh hi!)
Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse (The King is gone hunting)
Additional info
Contents—The Bonny Earl o’Moray; Come you not from Newcastle?; Little Sir William; O can ye sew cushions?; Oliver Cromwell; O Waly, Waly; The Plough Boy; The Salley Gardens [version for voice & str]; The Salley Gardens [version for bn(or vc), hp, str]; La belle est au jardin d’amour (Beauty in love’s garden); Eho! Eho!; Fileuse; La Noël passée (The Orphan and King Henry); Quand j’étais chez mon pere (Heigh ho! heigh hi!); Le roi s’en va-t’en chasse (The King is gone hunting)
Contents—The Bonny Earl o’Moray; Come you not from Newcastle?; Little Sir William; O can ye sew cushions?; Oliver Cromwell; O Waly, Waly; The Plough Boy; The Salley Gardens [version for voice & str]; The Salley Gardens [version for bn(or vc), hp, str]; La belle est au jardin d’amour (Beauty in love’s garden); Eho! Eho!; Fileuse; La Noël passée (The Orphan and King Henry); Quand j’étais chez mon pere (Heigh ho! heigh hi!); Le roi s’en va-t’en chasse (The King is gone hunting)