Composer: | Betty Roe |
Words by: | William Shakespeare |
Date of composition: | 1974 |
Publisher: | Thames Publishing |
Forces: | Medium Voice, Flute, Piano |
Duration: | 07:00 |
Vocal Range(s): | D4 to E5 |
Genre: | Art Song |
- S
igh No more (from Much Ado about Nothing) - In a lilting 6/8.
- Come away, death (from Twelfth Night) - Marked "With Urgency".
- The Willow Song - Desdemona's song from Othello. The setting uses an original 16th century tune for the piece. The voice enters unaccompanied to be joined by the flute, then by the piano.
- Orpheus with his lute (from Henry VIII) - With a beautifully melodic flute part.
Video performance of the songs on YouTube;