Mezzo-Soprano, Chamber Group (Score) SKU: HL.14008397
Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 44 pages. Chester Music #CH55868. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008397). Lyrics by Charles Dibdin.
When Haydn was not around, there was always Charles Dibdin (1740-1814) who regaled London with his songs at the same period. Davies's arrangement of four of them makes an amused but also affectionate picture of the man. The vocal lines are essentially unchanged, but the accompaniment is sometimes teased towards new metres and harmonies. Score. Duration c. 16 mins.
