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- Under the Greenwood Tree (William Shakespeare)
- Orpheus (William Shakespeare)
- Sleep (John Fletcher)
- Spring (Thomas Nashe)
for | Voice, strings |
Musical Editions | Score |
Item no. | 665865 |
Author / Composer | Ivor Gurney |
Arranger | Gerald Finzi |
Level | medium |
Language | english |
Scope | 24 pages; 23.1 × 30.3 cm |
Duration | 12 minutes |
Release year | 2017 |
Publisher / Producer | Boosey & Hawkes |
Producer No. | BH 13302 |
ISBN | 9781784542627 |
ISMN | 9790060133022 |
UPC | 0888680913083 |
Finzis orchestration of four of his friend Ivor Gurneys songs dates from 1919. It comprises settings of Under the Greenwood Tree and Orpheus (Shakespeare), Sleep (Fletcher) and Spring (Nashe). The arranger, only eighteen at the time, fully exploits the possibilities of the string orchestra in these melodious settings, with much use of divisi to produce a rich texture. The cycle looks two decades ahead to the mature Finzis own Shakespeare cycle for voice and string orchestra, Let us Garlands Bring. Gurneys voice and piano album (with an additional song) appeared in 1920, entitled Five Elizabethan Songs (ISMN 979-0-060-03169-4). String parts available on hire from Boosey & Hawkes.
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