Composition: 7 Shakespeare Songs (Macfarren, George Alexander)

Title 7 Shakespeare Songs
Creators George Alexander Macfarren (composer) and William Shakespeare (librettist)
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Instrumentation mixed chorus
Number of movements 7
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First published 1851
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Composition types Songs
Language English
Period Romantic
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Metronome Key Measures
Orpheus with his lute
When icicles hang by the wall
Come away, come away death
When daisies pied
Who is Sylvia
Fear no more the heat o' the sun
Blow, blow thou winter wind.

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Details Section Arranged for Arranger
view Complete female chorus

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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Arrangement for female chorus J. Curwen & Sons 1. Orpheus with his lute · view

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