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Four early swinburne songs (1918). Four early swinburne songs (1918). Walton’s four Swinburne settings are part of his very earliest output as a composer. He began writing them when he was a boy of only sixteen years of age. Each piece nevertheless shows the weight of his considerable experience as a chorister and his undeniable gift for composing high-quality solo songs. Description Content goes here. 1 Child’s Song. AC Swinburne (1837 1909). 2 Love Laid his Sleepless Head. AC Swinburne (1837 1909).

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songs from façade (1931-1932) | www.waltonssongs.org

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Songs from façade (1931-1932). Songs from façade (1931-1932). Walton’s Façade songs are bright, light and humorous settings of poetry by the great 20th-century London-based poet and critic, the redoubtable Dame Edith Sitwell. Sitwell’s poetry is vibrant, colourful, caustic, satirical and even at times non-sensical. I Three Songs for Voice and Piano (dedication: to Dora and Hubert Foss) = songs 1-3. 2 Through Gilded Trellises. 3 Old Sir Faulk. 6 Long Steel Grass. Tango-pasodoble (arr. palmer).

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anon in love (1960) – song cycle | www.waltonssongs.org

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Anon in love (1960) – song cycle. Anon in love (1960) – song cycle. Anon in Love is a collection of six settings of colourful English poetry of love and seduction from the 16th and 17th centuries. In it, we hear gentle hymns to the beauty of the beloved alongside broad ballads of tricks and conquests straight from the tavern. All poems selected for Walton by Christopher Hassall from “The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems” (edited by Gerald Bullett). 1 Fain Would I Change that Note. 2 O Stay, Sweet Love.

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child’s song | www.waltonssongs.org

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under the greenwood tree (1936) | www.waltonssongs.org

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Under the greenwood tree (1936). Under the greenwood tree (1936). Under the Greenwood Tree is a gentle little love song to a text from Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”. The song is written in characteristic modal harmony and comes from Walton’s score for a 1936 film “As You Like It” starring Laurence Olivier. Under the Greenwood Tree. Text taken from Act II, Scene 5 of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”. Under the greenwood tree:. Under the greenwood tree. Designed by Kathryn Whitney.

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walton’s songs | www.waltonssongs.org

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William Walton wrote solo songs throughout his life, from the lovely early Swinburne songs, written when he was only 16, through to the superb song cycle A Song for the Lord Mayor’s Table, which he completed in his 60th year. Throughout, however, these songs remain characteristically, resolutely, Walton. Begin your journey into Walton’s songs with these brief overviews, organised chronologically by publication group, below. Four early swinburne songs. Under the greenwood tree. Four early swinburne songs.

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a song for the lord mayor’s table (1962) – song cycle | www.waltonssongs.org

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A song for the lord mayor’s table (1962) – song cycle. A song for the lord mayor’s table (1962) – song cycle. A Song for the Lord Mayor’s Table is a rousing set of six songs celebrating the sights and sounds of the great City of London. In it you will hear church bells and street calls, you will walk through famous streets and buildings, and you will meet classic characters from all walks of London life. 1 A Song for the Lord Mayor’s Table. 3 Wapping Old Stairs. Charles Morris (1745 1838).

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beatriz’s song (1942) | www.waltonssongs.org

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Beatriz’s song (1942). Beatriz’s song (1942). Beatriz’s Song was written as part of Walton’s incidental music for the radio play “Christopher Columbus”, which was commission by the BBC in 1942. As a solo song, it exists in arrangements for both voice & piano and for voice & guitar. Voice & Piano (OUP), Christopher Palmer. Voice & Guitar (OUP), Hector Quine. Designed by Kathryn Whitney.

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His project is funded by the William Walton Trust. Also known as the Fondazione William Walton), which is based at the Giardini La Mortella. The Walton estate, on the Italian island of Ischia. He site was created by singer Kathryn Whitney. Who as Walton Fellow at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. From 2009-2011, undertook a number of performances, masterclasses, and other promotional projects designed to enhance knowledge about and the performance of William Walton’s solo songs.