Mother and Child (song cycle)

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]

  1. "Newborn"
  2. "The Only child"
  3. "Hope"
  4. "Skylark and Nightingale"
  5. "The Blind Boy"
  6. "Baby"
  7. "Death Parting"
  8. "The Garland"

References

  1. ^ "List of works – J to M". The John Ireland Trust. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ^ John Ireland: Mother and Child, cycle of 8 songs for voice & piano at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Texts to Mother and Child: Song Cycle by John Ireland". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  4. ^ Mother and Child (song cycle): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project


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