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General Information
| Work Title
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Breton Folk-Songs
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Lehmann, Liza
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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9 songs
- Sir Fanch and the Fairy (quartet for sop, con, bass)
- I dreamt my love was singing (solo for contralto)
- The Ruby Necklace (solo for tenor)
- The Nightingale (trio for sop, ten, bass)
- No candle was there and no fire (solo for contralto)
- The Spinning-Wheel (quartet for sop, con, ten, bass)
- L'Ankou (The Death Cart) (solo for soprano)
- King Gralon's Daughter (solo for bass)
- St. Peter's Night (quartet for sop, con, ten, bass)
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| First Publication.
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1909 – London: Chappell & Co.
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| Librettist
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Frances Marion Gostling ("The lyrics written and partly founded on the original Breton legends")
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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To my "American Cousins" on the occasion of my first visit to their friendly shores
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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Voices, piano (see below)
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Navigation etc.
This is not tagged for the breton language, since the text is not the original; Ms. Gostling seems to have altered the originals.