Ian Venables THROUGH THESE PALE COLD DAYS Op. 46
Five Songs of War and Remembrance
for tenor, viola and piano
NOVELLO
CONTENTS I. II. III. IV.
The Send-Off Text: Wilfred Owen Procrastination Text: Francis St. Vincent Morris Through these pale cold days Text: Isaac Rosenberg Suicide in the Trenches / If You Forget Text: Siegfried Sassoon / Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy
Duration: c. 23 minutes
Order No: NOV166804
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To the Worcestershire Regiment and to the memory of the Old Boys of the Royal Grammar School, Worcester who died in the First World War
Through These Pale Cold Days Five Songs of War and Remembrance
I – The Send-Off Wilfred Owen
Ian Venables Op.46 no.1
Marziale e risoluto q = 66
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II – Procrastination
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Francis St. Vincent Morris
Ian Venables Op.46 no.2
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III – Through these pale cold days Isaac Rosenberg
Ian Venables Op.46 no.3
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