Английская Википедия:A Charm of Lullabies

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Italic title Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English A Charm of Lullabies, Op.41 is a song cycle for mezzo-soprano with piano accompaniment by Benjamin Britten. It consists of five songs composed on poems by William Blake, Robert Burns, Robert Greene, Thomas Randolph and John Phillip. It was written in 1947 for Nancy Evans, who gave the first performance with Felix de Nobel (piano) at a festival in The Hague 3 January 1948. The score was first published in 1949 by Boosey and Hawkes in London.

A performance of the cycle takes about 12 minutes. The variety of texts lends itself to variety of music, and questions the concept of 'lullaby'; especially the fourth song, "A Charm", which humorously threatens the child with all sorts of torment if it doesn't go to sleep.

The songs

1. William Blake (1757Шаблон:Ndash1827)Шаблон:Snd"A Cradle Song" (Poems from the Notebook, Шаблон:Circa1794, verses 1Шаблон:Ndash2 and 4Шаблон:Ndash5 only)
2. Robert Burns (1759Шаблон:Ndash96)Шаблон:Snd"A Highland Balou" (Last Songs for the Scots Musical Museum, Шаблон:Circa1792. Published in Volume 5, 1839)
3. Robert Greene (1558Шаблон:Ndash92)Шаблон:Snd"Sephestia's Lullaby" (from the prose-poem Menaphon, 1589, verses 1 and 3 only)
4. Thomas Randolph (1605Шаблон:Ndash35)Шаблон:Snd"A Charm" (from The Jealous Lovers, 1632, the two stanzas beginning "Quiet sleep")
5. John Phillip (Шаблон:Fl.)Шаблон:Snd"The Nurse's Song" (from The Commodye of Pacient and Meeke Grissill, Шаблон:Circa1559, "Lullaby baby, thy nurse will tend thee")

Sources

• Шаблон:Cite book

External links

• Britten-Pears Foundation
• Boosey & Hawkes