Two Songs is a pair of songs for voice and piano composed in 1917–18 by John Ireland (1879–1962).[1] Both are settings of poems by Rupert Brooke (1887–1915) from his collection 1914.
A performance of both songs takes around 6 minutes.[2] The songs are:[3]
- "The Soldier" [4]
- "Blow Out, You Bugles" [5]
References
- ↑ "List of works – T to Y". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ John Ireland: Songs (2), for voice & piano (1917–1918) at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Texts to Two Songs: Song Cycle by John Ireland". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ The Soldier (Ireland, John): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ↑ Blow Out, You Bugles (Ireland, John): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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