Work Title
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4 Songs
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Alternative. Title
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Four Songs
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Composer
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Gardner, Alfred Linton
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAG 2
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 songs
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1906
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First Performance.
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2014/10/12
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Librettist
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see below
- Emily Muriel Pullein Thompson (1884–1954)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)
- Thomas Moore (1779–1852)
- Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803–1849)
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Language
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English
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Dedication
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Emily Muriel Pullein Thompson
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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12 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voice (soprano or tenor), piano
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Extra Information
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These songs were a Christmas present for Emily Muriel Pullein-Thompson, who in 1913 would become Alfred Linton's wife. First performed at a concert in St. Lawrence Church, Alton on 12th October 2014. Members of the Cantique Chamber Choir were accompanied by the composer's Grandson.
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