Six Songs to Poems by Edith Sitwell

for voice and chamber ensemble

arranged by Christopher Palmer

General Information – Performing Forces – Publication – Arrangements – Recordings

General Information:

Arrangement:
Arranged by Christopher Palmer, from Façade and Three Songs.

Duration:
About 15 minutes

Text:
Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964)

Movements:

Craggs Catalogue Number:
C26a

Performing Forces:

High voice (soprano or tenor)

Flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), alto saxophone – trumpet – percussion – piano – 2 cellos, doublebass

Publication:

Oxford University Press. Score and parts are available on hire.

Arrangements:

Arranged for voice and piano, by Christopher Palmer.
This version incorporates Walton's Three Songs without alteration. The other movements remain unpublished.

Recordings:

* This recording only includes four numbers: 'Daphne', 'Through Gilded Trellises', 'Long Steel Grass', and 'Old Sir Faulk'

WilliamWalton.net – Catalogue of Works – Vocal Music