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Two Pensive Songs


Two Pensive Songs
for High Voice and Piano
Date of composition June/August 1951
Opus number 10a
Type of work Concert music
Duration 5 mins
Musical forces High Voice and Piano
Words Carey Blyton & Donald R. Hills
First performance 18th October 1951
First performance information Donald Solly (tenor) and Carey Blyton (piano) at Beckenham Grammar School
Publisher Modus Music
Notes Songs are: 1. Two Stolen Roses (Carey Blyton); 2. Come, Night (Donald R. Hills)


Reviews

They were all written when he was only nineteen, and are remarkable productions for such early work.

Michael Pilkington, Singing

…had unity in inspiration, sensitivity to the poems set, and certainty of execution.

Beckenham Journal, 4th July 1952