Tritons
song for voice and piano
General Information – Performing Forces – Manuscript – Publication – Recordings – Text
Composition:
1920
First Performances:
Probable first performance:
Sunday, 11 December 1921. The home of Lady Glenconner, 34 Queen Anne's Gate,
London. Helen Rootham soprano.
First documented performance:
Wednesday, 30 October 1929. Aeolian Hall, London. Odette de Foras soprano,
Gordon Bryan piano. A Gordon Bryan Chamber Concert.
Duration:
Under 2 minutes
Text:
William Drummond (1585–1649).
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Tempo:
Maestoso
Craggs Catalogue Number:
C8
High voice (soprano or tenor)
Piano
Frederick R. Koch Collection. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Manuscript FRKF 589. Autograph manuscript score. The last page is in another hand. Dated '1920'. 4 pages.
J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd.. Vocal score, # CE 2239, 1921.
Oxford
University Press. Included in Two Early Songs, 1985, 019
3458608. Included in William
Walton: A Song Album, 1991, 019 3437597.
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| Solo Voice | Pianist | Year | Compact Disc | Timing |
| Yvonne Kenny soprano | Malcolm Martineau | 1992 | Etcetera KTC 1140 | 1'30" |
| John Mark Ainsley tenor | Hamish Milne | 1993 | Chandos CHAN 9292 | 1'40" |
| Martyn Hill tenor | Graham Johnson | 1996/7 | Collins 14932 Naxos 8.557112 |
1'43" |
Text:
Tritons, which bounding dive
Through Neptune's liquid plain,
Whenas ye shall arrive
With tilting tides where silver Ora plays,
And to your king his wat'ry tribute pays,
Tell how I dying live,
And burn in midst of all the coldest main.— William Drummond (1585–1649)
