| There’s litheness about Blyton’s music and his way with words is very appealing. You can hear this instantly in the Lyrics From The Chinese. | ||
| —Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International (December 2016) |
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| There’s litheness about Blyton’s music and his way with words is very appealing. You can hear this instantly in the Lyrics From The Chinese. | ||
| —Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International (December 2016) |
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| I will enjoy returning to these volumes and will keep them in my music case. | ||
| —Jonathan Carne, Peter Warlock Society News (#206 Spring 2020 42–3) |
| Even without the words Warlock’s songs convey a musical logic which can speak for itself. | ||
| —Jonathan Carne, Peter Warlock Society News (#206 Spring 2020 42–3) |
Peter Warlock (1894–1930) is rightly famed for his 120 or so solo songs. They vary enormously in range, from the uproariously extrovert drinking songs, via those on pleasingly charming pastoral themes, and through tender love songs to the hauntingly sad and desolating songs of The Curlew. Another feature they share is that they are more often than not quite melodically distinguished and attractive.
The cue for arranging the nine songs of this volume as piano pieces came in the form of a piano transcription that Alec Rowley had made many years ago of Warlock’s song Milkmaids. Including the latter in a recent concert, it struck John Mitchell that a similar treatment might be extended to some of the other songs in Warlock’s output. The arrangements here may appeal especially to those pianists who greatly enjoy accompanying these songs, but may not always have a singer on hand to contribute the vocal line (the latter now being incorporated into the piano texture).
ALSO AVAILABLE: Volume 2.
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| Composer | Title | Grade | Forces | Total duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warlock arr. John Mitchell | Songs Without the Words Volume 1 for solo piano | 5 to 8 | Piano | 13 mins | |||
| # | Composer | Movement | Forces | Duration | |||
| 1 | Peter Warlock arr. John Mitchell | The Bachelor | Piano | ¾ minute | |||
| 2 | Late Summer | 2 mins | |||||
| 3 | The Night | 2 mins | |||||
| 4 | Adam lay ybounden | 1 minute | |||||
| 5 | The Lover Mourns for the Loss of Love | 1¼ mins | |||||
| 6 | Sweet Content | 1½ mins | |||||
| 7 | A Sad Song | 1½ mins | |||||
| 8 | Lullaby | 1½ mins | |||||
| 9 | Captain Stratton’s Fancy | 1½ mins | |||||
Performed by the arranger: John Mitchell, Piano
Catalogue code: FM219 • Published: 31st December 2019
Entry last updated: 4th August 2020