Mother and Child is a song cycle for soprano and piano composed in 1918 by John Ireland (1879–1962). It consists of settings of eight poems by Christina Rossetti (1830–94), from her collection Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book (1872, 1893).[1][2]
A typical performance takes about 10 minutes. The songs are:[3][4]
- "Newborn"
- "The Only child"
- "Hope"
- "Skylark and Nightingale"
- "The Blind Boy"
- "Baby"
- "Death Parting"
- "The Garland"
References
edit- ^ "List of works – J to M". The John Ireland Trust. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ John Ireland: Mother and Child, cycle of 8 songs for voice & piano at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Texts to Mother and Child: Song Cycle by John Ireland". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Mother and Child (song cycle): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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