Britten, Benjamin: Two Songs by Thomas Hardy (1953) 5'

for high voice and piano

Music Text  
Thomas Hardy (E)

Scoring
1. If it's ever Spring again 2. The Children and Sir Nameless (These settings were discarded from the final version of `Winter Words')

These songs are now published as an appendix to Winter Words, ISMN 9790060015601
They are published of course to be enjoyed, but as individual songs. In no circumstances should they form part of the cycle itself, which has its own established integrity,

World Premiere
11/22/1983
Wigmore Hall, London
Neil Mackie, tenor; Iain Burnside, piano

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