Three Songs (Ireland, 1926)
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Three Songs is a set of songs for voice and piano composed in 1926 by John Ireland (1879–1962). It consists of settings of three poems by various poets.[1]
A typical performance of the three songs as a set takes 8 minutes. The poems are:[2][3]
- "Love and Friendship" (Emily Brontë (1818–48), from Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey)
- "Friendship in Misfortune" (poet not identified)
- "The One Hope" (Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–82), from Poems (1870))
References
- ^ "List of works – T to Y". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ John Ireland: Songs (3), for voice & piano (1926) at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Texts to Three Songs: Song Cycle by John Ireland". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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