A beautifully constructed song-cycle set to poems from Christina Rosetti to WB Yeats and the sixteenth century French poet Pontus de Tyard. Exploring the themes of yearning and longing at the end of a love affair, the subjectof the texts focus largely on a desire for rest and even oblivion. The music responds accordingly, ranging from the bright and chromatic to simple, poignant settings of folk-inspired tunes.
Blow Northern Wind
Echo
And is it Night?
The Ragged Wood
Pere du doux repos
Echo
And is it Night?
The Ragged Wood
Pere du doux repos
| Instrument (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | Sang |
| Sideantal | 28 |
| Publisher/Producent | Oxford University Press |
| Bidragydere | Berkeley, Michael(Composer) |
| ISBN | 9780193451513 |