The songs of George Butterworth with piano accompaniment. Introduction by Peter J. PirieCONTENTSA Blacksmith courted me (E - F sharp)A brisk young sailor courted me (E - E)Come my own one (C - F)The Cuckoo (D - C)I fear thy kisses (B flat - E)I will make you brooches (C - F)A lawyer he went out (C - E)Requiescat (C - F)Roving in the dew (E flat - E flat)Seventeen come Sunday (D - E)Sowing the seeds of love (C - D)Tarry trousers (D - E)The true lover’s farewell (D - E flat)Yonder stands a lovely creature (C sharp - E)Set for the Guildhall School examinations.
SKU: HL.4004962
UPC: 888680653521. 9.0x12.0x0.059 inches.
Written by British composer George Butterworth in 1913, this classic work is based on two folk songs - “The Banks of Green Willow†and “Green Bushes†(the latter also appearing in works by Grainger and Vaughan Williams). Butterworth died in World War I at the age of 31, and this composition remains his most popular, regarded as an anthem for “Unknown Soldiers.†Here is a masterful setting for winds adapted by Robert Longfield. Dur: 3:50.