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