''Two Songs'' is a pair of songs for voice and piano composed in 1928 by

John Ireland John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in ''All the King's Men'' (1949), making him the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Oscar nomina ...

(18791962). A performance of both songs takes around 7 minutes. The songs are: # "Tryst" (words by

Arthur Symons Arthur William Symons (28 February 186522 January 1945) was a British poet, critic and magazine editor. Life Born in Milford Haven, Wales, to Cornish parents, Symons was educated privately, spending much of his time in France and Italy. In 1884 ...

(18651945), from ''Silhouettes'' (1892)) # "During Music" (words by

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti (), was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhoo ...

(182882), from ''The Collected Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti'', Vol. 1 (1886))

References

Song cycles by John Ireland 1928 compositions Musical settings of poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti Musical settings of poems by Arthur Symons Songs based on poems {{classical-composition-stub