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Five songs for high voice and piano, op. 11
Period of composition: 5 May - 12 Oct 1937
First performance: 19 Nov 1937 >>
Type of performance: Concert performance
Location: Broadcasting House Concert Hall, London (BBC Concert of Contemporary Music)
Performance details:

Sophie Wyss sop, Benjamin Britten pf

Genre: Solo vocal
Text: W.H. Auden (1907-1973)
Duration: 12'
Dedication: 'To Christopher Isherwood'

Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986), novelist and playwright.

Notes

These songs were originally issued as 'Volume I' but although other Auden settings were composed, a cucessor volume did not appear in Briten's lifetime. Other Auden settings were written October 1937 which may have been intended for Volume II: To lie flat on the back, Night covers up the rigid land, and The sun shines down.

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