The Little Green Orchard, Op 15(1) [originally Op 9(2)] (Someone is always sitting there) *1917
Words by Walter de la Mare
B-P Library, Box 5: Copyist’s MS, ink, printer’s copy, 6 pages and title page
Boosey & Hawkes 1932 [BL: G117728], F [e’@–f’’]
First performance 8 May 1918 at Wigmore Hall (Gladys Moger)
See Solo Songs – other accompaniments p. 12; Part Songs – with piano p. 35
Five Eyes, Op 15(2) [originally Op 9(3)] (In Hans’ old mill his three black cats) September 1917
Words by Walter de la Mare
Winthrop Rogers 1922 [BL: G1275e5], G minor [d’–d’’], B@ minor [f’–f’’];
Classical Three Songs, B@ minor
Dedicated to John Coates
First performance 8 May 1918 at Wigmore Hall (Gladys Moger)
See Solo Songs – other accompaniments p. 12; Part–songs – unaccompanied p. 31;
A Song of Shadows, Op 15(3) [originally Op 9(5]
(Sweep thy faint strings, Musician)
September 1917
Words by Walter de la Mare
Winthrop Rogers 1922 [BL: G1275e12], E@ [e’@–g’’@], Thames Century 1
Dedicated to Mary Mitchell
First performance 8 May 1918 at Wigmore Hall (Gladys Moger)
See Solo Songs – other accompaniments p. 12; Part Songs – with piano p. 34;
Part Songs – other accompaniments p. 40
Dream Song [originally Op 9(1)]
(Sunlight, moonlight, twilight, starlight)
17 September 1917
Words by Walter de la Mare
B–P Library, Bag A: MS, ink, dated, 4 pages
Boosey & Hawkes 1933 [BL: G117735], A@ [d’–f’’]
Dedicated to Rachel Bennett
Five Dream Songs, Op 9
1917
Soprano and string quartet
Words by Walter de la Mare
- Dream Song
- The Little Green Orchard
- Five Eyes
- The Bees’ Song
- A Song of Shadows
The Bee’s Song (Thousands of thorns there be on the Rozes)
18 September 1917
Solo voice and three–part chorus for SSC
Words by Walter de la Mare
B-P Library, Bag Bi: MS, ink, dated, 5 pages and title page
A Song of Shadows (Sweep thy faint strings, musicians) *1917
SSC and muted strings (double bass ad lib.), piano or harp
Words by Walter de la Mare
B-P Library, Box 6: MS, ink, 4 pages,
Unpublished
See Solo Songs p. 1; Solo Songs – other accompaniments p. 12; Part Songs – with piano p. 34
String Quartet in A minor, Op 8 (altered from Op 6)
March-April-May 1917
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Allegro grazioso
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Andante elegato
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Poco andante – allegro vivace
B–P Library, Bag Eiii: MS, ink, dated, score 22 pages and title page, set of parts marked Op 6
Unpublished
Dedicated to the London String Quartet
First Performance 16 November 1917 at Aeolian Hall – London String Quartet
(second movement, previously Op 6)