Arnold Book of Old Songs for High Voice & Piano (w/online audio access)

Arranger:	Quilter, Roger
Instrumentation:	Voice with piano accompaniment
Series:	Boosey and Hawkes Voice
Publisher:	Boosey & Hawkes
Item Code:	48018790
RCM Level:	6
Category:	Print music
Description:	These folk songs were arranged by Quilter for his nephew, Arnold Guy Vivian, serving in the military during World War II. In 1943, Arnold was listed as missing in action and Quilter's gift became a memorial collection. Quilter's sources for the songs apparently wer varied. It is likely that he actively made subjective choices in the versions of the core melody and lyrics set and their creative manipulation, sometimes eliminating some verses. The settings of English, Irish, Scottish, and French melodies in the Arnold Book of Old Songs are not mere harmonisations, but fully composed in the spirit of art song for the recital stage. Also available for low voice and medium voice.

Table of Contents

1. Barbara Allen, F major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
2. Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, F major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
3. Ca' the yowes to the knowes, B minor [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
4. Charlie is my darling, D minor [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
5. Drink to me only with thine eyes, F major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
6. My Lady Greensleeves, G minor [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
7. My lady's garden (L'armour de moir), E-flat major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
8. Oh! 'tis sweet to think, A major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
9. Over the Mountains, G major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
10. Pretty Month of May (Joli moi de Mai), F major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
11. Since first I saw your face, G major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
12. The Ash Grove, B-flat major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
13. The Jolly Miller, B-flat minor [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
14. The man behnd the plough (Le pauvre laboureur), A major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
15. Three Poor Mariners, F major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]
16. Ye banks and braes, A-flat major [arranged by Quilter, Roger]