| What then is Love? Four Modern Madrigals arranged for Saxophone Quartet |
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| Date of composition | July 1972 |
| Opus number | 26e |
| Type of work | Concert music |
| Duration | 6 mins |
| Musical forces | Saxophone Quartet |
| Publication status | Manuscript |
| Notes | Movements are: 1. Western wind, when will thou blow? 2. Tell me, where is fancy bred? 3. Stay, O sweet, and do not rise! 4. Love is a sickness full of woes |
…once the modern idiom has been assimilated, the cycle is most rewarding.
—Making Music, Autumn 1960
Groups looking for something more adventurous, yet in an acceptable idiom, will find Carey Blyton’s cycle very effective.
—The Times Educational Supplement, 10th February 1961
Though technically not easy to perform, they are well worth the effort to prepare for public performance, for they will not only prove enjoyable to learn, but will give pleasure to an audience.
—Teachers’ World, 24th March 1961
…the third, Stay, O sweet, and do not rise!, has a certain sombre, esoteric appeal, and the last, Love is a sickness full of woes, exhibits some lively part-writing and some telling harmonic effects…
—The Croydon Advertiser, 16th May 1963