(High Voice (63 Songs)). By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Arranged by Richard Walters. For Vocal. Boosey and Hawkes Voice. 320 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M051933976. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

(Contemporary and Traditional Favorites). By Ken Bible. For high voice, piano. Sacred Vocal. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company

High voice and piano - Late Intermediate

SKU: EC.9278

Composed by Joseph Stillwell. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #9278. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.9278).

UPC: 600313311185. English.

Songs of Love and Solace traces a young man's journey of love and heartbreak. The cycle of four texts by Irish poet William Butler Yeats begins with Brown Penny. This short poem depicts a young man infatuated with the idea of falling in love, and then becoming awestruck as he contemplates the depths of love’s power. In the second poem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, the poet, speaking to his beloved, realizes he has nothing of value to offer but his dreams. Tread softly, he implores, because you tread on my dreams.” In When You Are Old, we find our poet heartbroken. In his grief he peers into the future and foresees his beloved, in old age, remembering the depth and purity of their forsaken love: “But one man love the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.” In the final song, The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” the poet, saddened but wiser, wistfully resolves to escape the struggles and heartbreaks of his modern existence, and seek solace in the beauty and calm of nature. Songs may be performed separately.

Edited by Lloyd Alvin Pfautsch. Series; Vocal; Vocal Collection; Worship Resources. Lawson-Gould. Sacred. Book. 68 pages. Alfred Music #00-LG00688. Published by Alfred Music