Composer

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Roger Quilter

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Song

Average_duration

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4:52

Movement_count

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2

Movement ....

Roger Quilter's 'Shakespeare Songs (2), Op. 32' is a collection of two songs composed for voice and piano. The songs were composed in 1925 and premiered in the same year. The two songs in the collection are 'Blow, blow, thou winter wind' and 'Come away, death'. The first song, 'Blow, blow, thou winter wind', is a setting of a song from Shakespeare's play 'As You Like It'. The song is a melancholic reflection on the harshness of winter and the fleeting nature of life. Quilter's setting captures the mood of the text with its sparse, delicate piano accompaniment and the gentle, mournful melody of the vocal line. The song is marked by its simplicity and understated beauty. The second song, 'Come away, death', is a setting of a song from Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night'. The song is a lament for lost love, with the speaker wishing for death to take him away from his pain. Quilter's setting is more complex than the first song, with a more intricate piano accompaniment and a vocal line that is more varied in its melody and rhythm. The song is marked by its emotional intensity and its dramatic use of harmony and rhythm. Overall, 'Shakespeare Songs (2), Op. 32' is a beautiful and poignant collection of songs that showcases Quilter's skill as a composer and his sensitivity to the text of Shakespeare's plays. The songs are characterized by their simplicity, beauty, and emotional depth, and they remain popular with singers and audiences alike.

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