Britten Thematic Catalogue

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BTC1054 FARFIELD 1928-30

For voice and piano
Composition date: Spring 1955
Genre: Solo vocal
Text: John Lydgate (ca. 1370-ca. 1452)

Britten's note at the end states 'Lines from the Testament of John Lydgate (The Monk of Bury) lived about 1370-1452 but they still apply. . .'

Duration: 1'

Notes

Composed for the 1955 issue of Grasshopper, the school magazine of Gresham's School, Holst, which celebrated the 400th anniversary of the school's foundation. The song was reproduced as a facsimile of the fair copy. Farfield had been Britten's house while he was at the school (1928-30).

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