Roger Quilter: Four Songs Of Mirza Schaffy (Low Voice): Low Voice: Vocal Work

Roger Quilter (1877-1953) was a British composer best known for writing many gentle and beautiful songs. Along with Henry Balfour Gardiner and Percy Grainger he was a member of the Frankfurt Group a group of friends who studied composition together at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. Three Pastoral Songs (Op.22) is a collection of three songs based on countryside scenes: I will go with my father a-ploughing - Cherry valley - I wish and I wish. They are arranged here for High Voice with Piano accompaniment.

Roger Quilter (1877-1953) was a British composer best known for writing many gentle and beautiful songs. Along with Henry Balfour Gardiner and Percy Grainger he was a member of the Frankfurt Group a group of friendswho studied composition together at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. Written in 1945 The Cradle In Bethlehem is an art song based on the Christmas story. Its words were written by RodneyBennett (1890-1948) an English poet and children’s author and father of the composer Richard Rodney Bennett. It is scored here for solo or unison Voice with Piano accompaniment.