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Two Arne Songs

Composer
Seiber Mátyás
Original / Hungarian title
Two Arne Songs
Foreign language / English title
Two Arne Songs
Subtitle
For high voice and chamber ensemble
Year of composition
1950
Type
Solo voice(s) with ensemble
Number of players
7
Instrumentation
voice - fl., cl. - strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
4 min
Movements, parts
1. When daisies pied
2. When icicles hang by the wall
Text
SHAKESPEARE, William
Language
English
Publisher / Source
MS
Remarks, other info
Mátyás Seiber´s arrangements of Thomas Augustine Arne´s two songs to words from Shakespeare´s "Love´s Labour´s Lost"