The Choral music of Peter Warlock Vol. 1
Last updated: 19.04.20
9 songs with piano and optional unison or two-part chorus.
Personal remarks:
This is delightful collection, the first of a nine-volume series, of Warlock songs with a very interesting and informative introduction by Fred Tomlinson. It contains:
- Good Ale
- Peter Warlock's Fancy
- Twelve Oxen
- The Toper's Song
- One More River
- Maltworms
- The Cricketer's of Hambledon
- Fill the Cup Philip
- Jillian of Berry
Its only fault is its A5 format and tiny print demanding acute eyesight. When placed on a piano, the unfortunate singer has to peer over the pianist's shoulder who also has his or her nose only inches from the pages.
An ironic footnote that I am sure Philip Heseltine (Warlock was his pseudonym( himself would appreciate. I purchased this little gem for a miserly 40p in a second-hand bookshop. It had been remaindered twice from £5.95 to £2.50 before becoming my possession.