List of compositions by Peter Warlock

Peter Warlock was the pseudonym adopted by the British composer and music scholar Philip Arnold Heseltine (1894–1930). He wrote over a hundred songs, a number of choral works and a small number of instrumental pieces. His general style has been summarised by his biographer Barry Smith as "an idiosyncratic harmonic language that comprise[s] an unusual mixture of Edwardiana, Delius, Van Dieren, Elizabethan and folk music, features that give his music a strongly personal voice". In addition to his own compositions he made transcriptions of Elizabethan and Jacobean vocal solo, choral, and instrumental works, and prepared an edition of Henry Purcell's string fantasias.[1][2]

For choral works the acronym "SATB" (Soprano-Alto-Tenor-Bass) has been used to indicate the voice composition of the work. Divisions of individual voice parts are indicated by "SSAA..." etc.

1. SONGS (with pianoforte accompaniment)[3]
Year Title/First line Words by Vocal/choral
forces 		Instrumental forces Notes
1911 The Wind from the West Ella Young
1911 A Lake and a Fairy Boat Thomas Hood
1911 Music, when soft voices die Percy Bysshe Shelley 2 versions
1915 The Everlasting Voices W. B. Yeats
1916 The Cloths of Heaven W. B. Yeats Revised 1919
1916–17 Saudades: 1. Along the Stream Li Po
1916–17 Saudades: 2. Take, O take those lips away William Shakespeare
1916–17 Saudades: 3. Heraclitus Callimachus
1917 The Water Lily Robert Nichols
1917 I asked a thief to steal me a peach William Blake 2 versions
1918 Bright is the ring of words Robert Louis Stevenson
1918 To the Memory of a Great Singer Robert Louis Stevenson Revised 1922
1918 Take, O take those lips away William Shakespeare 2nd setting
1918 As ever I saw
1918 My gostly fader Charles, Duke of Orleans
1918 The bayley berith the bell away
1918 Whenas the rye George Peele
?1918 Dedication Philip Sydney
?1918–19 Love for Love
?1918–19 My sweet little darling
?1918–19 Sweet Content Thomas Dekker
?1919 Balulalow Martin Luther
(scottish translation
of "Vom Himmel hoch,
da komm ich her," in the 1567 second edition of The Gude and Godlie Ballatis)
1919 Mourne no Moe John Fletcher
1919 Romance Robert Louis Stevenson
?1919 There is a Lady
1920 Play Acting
1921 Captain Stratton's Fancy John Masefield
1921 Mr Belloc's Fancy J. C. Squire 2 versions
1921–22 Late Summer Edward Shanks
1922 Good Ale
1922 Hey troly loly lo
1922 The Bachelor
1922 Piggesnie
1922 Little Trotty Wagtail John Clare
1922 The Singer Edward Shanks
1922 Adam lay ybounden
1922 Rest sweet nymphs
1922 Sleep John Fletcher
1922 Tyrley Tyrlow
1922 Lillygay: The Distracted Maid; Johnny wi' the Tye; The Shoemaker; Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane; Rantum Tantum V. B. Neuburg
1922 Peterisms, set I: Chopcherry George Peele
1922 Peterisms, set I: A Sad Song John Fletcher
1922 Peterisms, set I: Rutterkin John Skelton
1922–23 Peterisms, set II: Roister Doister N. Udall
1922–23 Peterisms, set II: Spring Thomas Nashe
1922–23 Peterisms, set II:Lusty Juventus Robert Wever
1922 In an arbour green
1922 Autumn Twilight Arthur Symons
1923 Milkmaids John Smith
1923 Candlelight (12 nursery rhymes)
1923 Jenny Gray
1923 I held love's head Robert Herrick
1923 Thou gav'st me leave to kiss Robert Herrick
1923 Consider Ford Madox Ford
1924 Twelve Oxen
1924 The Toper's Song
1924 Sweet and Twenty William Shakespeare
1924 Peter Warlock's Fancy
1924 Yarmouth Fair H. Collins
1924 I have a garden Thomas Moore Revised from 1910
1925 Chanson du jour de Noel Clément Marot
1925 Pretty Ring Time William Shakespeare
1925 A Prayer to St Anthony Arthur Symons
1925 The Sick Heart Arthur Symons
1926 The Countryman J. Chalkhill
1926 Maltworms W. Stevenson With E. J. Moeran
1926 The Birds Hilaire Belloc
1926 Robin Goodfellow
1926 Jillian of Berry Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
1926 Away to Twiver
1926 Fair and True Nicholas Breton
1927 Ha'nacker Mill Hilaire Belloc
1927 The Night Hilaire Belloc
1927 My Own Country Hilaire Belloc
1927 The First Mercy Bruce Blunt
1927 The Lover's Maze Thomas Campion
1927 Cradle Song John Phillip
1927 Sigh no more ladies William Shakespeare
1927 Walking the Woods
1927 Mockery William Shakespeare
1927 The Jolly Shepherd
1928 Queen Anne
1928 Passing by
1928 The Passionate Shepherd Christopher Marlowe Seven Songs of Summer No. 1
1928 The Contented Lover trans J. Mabbe Seven Songs of Summer No. 2
1928 Youth Robert Wever Seven Songs of Summer No. 3
1928 The Sweet o' the Year William Shakespeare Seven Songs of Summer No. 4
1928 Tom Tyler Seven Songs of Summer No. 5
1928 Elore Lo Seven Songs of Summer No. 6
1928 The Droll Lover Seven Songs of Summer No. 7
1928 And wilt thou leave me thus? Thomas Wyatt
1928 The Cricketers of Hambledon Bruce Blunt First performed by The Hambledon Band on 1 Jan 1929 at a charity cricket match at Broadhalfpenny Down. [4]
1928 Fill the Cup, Philip
1929 The Frostbound Wood Bruce Blunt
1930 After Two Years Richard Aldington
1930 The Fox Bruce Blunt
1930 Bethlehem Down Bruce Blunt Revision of 1927 choral version
2. CHORAL WORKS[3] (unaccompanied unless specified)
Year Title/First line Words by Vocal/choral
forces 		Instrumental forces Notes
1916 The Full Heart Robert Nichols Soprano solo
SSAATTBB chorus 		Revised 1921
1918 As Dewe in Aprylle, SSAATBB chorus
1918 Benedicamus Domino SSAATTBB chorus
1918 Cornish Christmas Carol Henry Jenner SSAATTBB chorus
1918 Kanow Kernow Henry Jenner SSAATB chorus
1919 Corpus Christi Alto and tenor solos
SSAATBB chorus
1923 Tyrley Tyrlow (carol) SATB chorus Orchestra
1923 Balulalow (carol) Soprano solo
SATB chorus 		String orchestra
1923 The Sycamore Tree (carol) SATB chorus Orchestra
1925 One More River Baritone solo
TTBB chorus 		Pianoforte
1925 The Lady's Birthday Baritone solo
ATTB chorus 		Pianoforte
1925 The Spring of the Year Allan Cunningham SATB chorus
1923–25 Dirge: All the flowers of spring John Webster SSAATTBB chorus
1923–25 Dirge: Call for the Robin Redbreast John Webster SSAA chorus
1923–25 Dirge: The Shrouding of the Duchess of Malfi John Webster TTBB chorus
1927 Bethlehem Down Bruce Blunt SATB chorus Song version 1930
1927 I saw a fair maiden SATTB chorus
1927 What Cheer? Good Cheer! Unison chorus
1927 Where Riches is Everlastingly SATB soli
Unison chorus 		Organ
1928 The Rich Cavalcade Frank Kendon SATB chorus
1928 The First Mercy Bruce Blunt SSA chorus Pianoforte Arrangement of 1927 song
1928 The bayley berith the bell away Two voices Pianoforte Arrangement of 1927 song
1929 The Five Lesser Joys of Mary D. L. Kelleher Unison chorus Organ
1930 Carillon Carilla Hilaire Belloc SATB chorus Organ
3. VOCAL with Chamber accompaniment[3]
Year Title/First line Words by Vocal/choral
forces 		Instrumental forces Notes
1919 My lady is a pretty one Solo voice String quartet
1920–22 The Curlew W.B. Yeats Tenor solo Flute, Cor Anglais, String quartet Cycle of four songs
1927 Corpus Christi Soprano and baritone voices String quartet Revision of 1919 choral version
1926–27 Sorrow's Lullaby Thomas Lovell Beddoes Soprano and baritone voices String quartet
1927 My little sweet darling Solo voice String quartet Unpublished revision of 1919 song
1930 The Fairest May Solo voice String quartet Revision of 1922 song
Undated Pretty Ring Time William Shakespeare Unpublished revision of 1925 song
4. INSTRUMENTAL WORKS[3]
Year Title/First line Words by Vocal/choral
forces 		Instrumental forces Notes
1916–17 Four Codpieces Pianoforte
1917 A Chinese Ballet Pianoforte Unpublished
1917 An Old Song Small orchestra
1917 The Old Codger Pianoforte Unpub. parody on Franck's D minor Symphony
1918 Folk Song Preludes Pianoforte
1921–22 Serenade String Orchestra
1926 Capriol Suite Piano duet or string orchestra or full orchestra
Undated Row well ye Mariners Pianoforte Unpublished

References

  1. ^ Smith, Barry. "Heseltine, Philip Arnold". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online edition. Retrieved 30 July 2012. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Smith, Barry. "Warlock, Peter [Heseltine, Philip (Arnold)]". Grove Music Online. Retrieved 30 July 2012. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c d "Peter Warlock: Works". The Peter Warlock Society. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  4. ^ Programme for charity cricket match, Broadhalfpenny Down, Hambledon, 1 Jan 1929.