Three Songs

for voice and piano

 General Information – About the Score – Manuscript – Publication – Arrangements – Recordings

General Information:

Composition:
1931–2, based on music from Faηade.

First Performance:
Monday, 10 October 1932. Wigmore Hall, London. Dora Stevens soprano, Hubert Foss piano.

Duration:
About 9 minutes

Text:
Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964)

Movements:

Dedication:
"for Dora and Hubert Foss"

Craggs Catalogue Number:
C26 

Performing Forces:

High voice (soprano or tenor)

Piano

Manuscript:

There is no known surviving manuscript of this work.

Publication:

Oxford University Press. Vocal score, 1932. Included in William Walton: A Song Album, 1991, 019 3437597.
            [Purchase online from SheetMusicPlus.com: A Song Album]

Arrangements:

Christopher Palmer incorporated these songs into his arrangement of Six Songs to Poems by Edith Sitwell for voice and chamber ensemble.

Recordings:

WilliamWalton.net – Catalogue of Works – Solo Vocal Music