Philip Lane
BARDSONG - Nine Shakespeare Lyrics
for Low Voice and Piano
Goodmusic GM220
Level of Difficulty
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A = for players up to UK Grade 3
B = Grade 3 to 5
C = Grade 4 to 6
D = Grade 5 to 7
E = Grade 6 to 8
F = Grade 7 and over
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Nine songs - music by Philip Lane set to texts by William Shakespeare. These songs have been adapted from Philip Lane's Four Shakespeare Lyrics and Five Shakespeare Lyrics originally composed for choir and piano.
1. Where the bee sucks (Range Bb-D#)
2. Tell me where is fancy bred (Bb-Eb)
3. Under the greenwood tree (C-F)
4. Sigh no more (G-F)
5. Fear no more the heat of the sun (D-G)
6. Full fathom five (Bb-F)
7. Blow, blow, thou winter wind (B-E)
8. Come away death (C-F)
9. It was a lover and his lass (A-F)
Total duration 18 minutes, each song around 1½ to 2 minutes
Also available for HIGH voice GM219.
Audio Sample
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