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Composer: William Walton
Written in 1961 for Julian Bream and Peter Pears, these six songs on anonymous medieval poems show Walton at his typically exuberant and humorous best. A classic of the repertoire for voice and guitar.
Song List
1. Fain would I change that note
2. O stay, sweet love
3. Lady, when I behold the roses
4. My Love in her attire
5. I gave her Cakes and I gave her Ale
6. To couple is a custom
The poems in this cycle have been chosen by Christopher Hassall, and the versions used are taken from The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems (edited by Gerald Bullett, and published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. in the Everyman's Library).
The guitar part has been edited by Julian Bream.
Publisher: Cadenza Music
