The Poetry of Dress Three Songs for Tenor and Piano |
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Date of composition | Summer/Winter 1956 |
Opus number | 25 |
Type of work | Concert music |
Duration | 3 mins |
Musical forces | Tenor and Piano |
Words | Robert Herrick & Anon. |
First performance | 26th June 1962 |
First performance information | Anthony James (tenor) and Michael Rich (piano), Leighton House, London |
Publisher | Modus Music |
Archive location | Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library) |
Archive contents | MS / BLYTON 18 • MS / BLYTON 88 [First and second drafts] |
Notes | Originally published by Mills Music; songs are: 1. Whenas in Silks my Julia goes (Robert Herrick); 2. A Sweet Disorder in the Dress (Robert Herrick); 3. My Love in her Attire (Anon.); written for Jack Irons (tenor) |
Listen… COMMERCIAL RECORDING Ian Partridge, Tenor • Jennifer Partridge, Piano |
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I: Whenas in silks my Julia goes |
II: A sweet disorder in the dress |
III: My love in her attire |
From the CD Carey Blyton: The Early Songs |
Listen… HISTORIC RECORDING Jack Irons, Tenor • Carey Blyton, Piano |
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I: Whenas in silks my Julia goes |
II: A sweet disorder in the dress |
III: My love in her attire |
We apologise for the extremely poor sound quality; the original recording was made on 78 RPM shellac disc and later transferred onto low-quality audio cassette, with the result that it suffered from both the hisses and pops of vinyl and the muffled sound of tape. Attempts were made to clean up the audio during computer transfer, but the scope for improvement was strictly limited. |
…a clean, easy style that shows decided promise, and a refreshing scorn for ‘mere vocal effect’.
—Musical Opinion, April 1960
…are grateful to sing and easy to play.
—Music and Letters, October 1960