Publisher's Synopsis
(Vocal Collection). With a graceful gift for lyrical vocal writing, English composer Roger Quilter (1877-1953) created a rich body of art songs. Very few composers working in English have matched his achievement of a living body of beloved, relevant, literate repertoire. Contents: April * Autumn Evening * Barbara Allen * Blow, blow, thou winter wind * The Bracelet * Brown is my love * By a Fountainside * By the Sea * Cherry Ripe * Cherry Valley * Come away, death * Come Back! Damask Roses * Daybreak * Dream Valley * Drink to me Only with Thine Eyes * Fair House of Joy * The Faithless Shepherdess * Fear no more the heat o' the sun * A Good Child * Hey, ho, the wind and the rain * I will go with my father a-ploughing * I wish and I wish * In the highlands * Interlude * It was a lover and his lass * The jocund Dance * The jolly miller * Julia's Hair * June The Lamplighter * A Last Year's Rose * Love's Philosophy * The Maiden Blush * Moonlight * My Life's Delight * The Night Piece * Now sleeps the crimson petal * O mistress mine * Over the land is April * Over the Mountains * Prelude * The Sea-Bird * A Secret * Song of the Blackbird * Spring is at the door * Take, take those lips away * Three poor Mariners * Through the sunny garden * To Daisies * To Wine and Beauty * Under the greenwood tree * The Valley and the Hill * Weep you no more * Where be you going? * Where Go the Boats? * The Wild Flower's Song
