Two Songs, 1917–18 Explained

Two Songs is a pair of songs for voice and piano composed in 191718 by John Ireland (18791962).[1] Both are settings of poems by Rupert Brooke (18871915) from his collection 1914.

A performance of both songs takes around 6 minutes. The songs are:[2]

  1. "The Soldier"
  2. "Blow Out, You Bugles"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of works – T to Y . The John Ireland Trust . 30 April 2015 .
  2. Web site: Texts to Two Songs: Song Cycle by John Ireland . The LiederNet Archive. 30 April 2015 .

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