Composition Year | ca.1903–1930 |
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Genre Categories | Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; |
Work Title | Poem |
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Alternative. Title | And evening, full of the linnet's wings |
Composer | Willan, Healey |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | B.102 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHW 88 |
Key | E minor |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | ca.1903–1930 |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola, cello |
Extra Information | Begun in 1903 as part of a string quartet. Finished in 1930. The composer arranged the work for string orchestra in 1959. The title page quotes a line from W.B. Yeats: And evening, full of the linnet's wings." |