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BTC747.1 TWO PART-SONGS

For chorus (SATB) and piano
Period of composition: 5 - 28 Jun 1933
First performance: 11 Dec 1933 >>
Type of performance: Concert performance
Location: The Ballet Club (Mercury Theatre), London, Macnaghten-Lemare concert.
Performance details:

Unnamed chorus, Iris Lemare cond.

Genre: Choral
Mixed voices with piano
Duration: 5'

Notes

A revision for SATB of the earlier Two antithetical part-songs (see related works).

Movements

  • 1. I lov'd a lass (George Wither, 1588-1667) >>
    duration: 2
  • 2. Lift boy (Robert Graves, 1895-1985) >>
    duration: 3

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