List of compositions by Peter Warlock

Peter Warlock was the pseudonym adopted by the British composer and music scholar Philip Arnold Heseltine (1894–1930). He wrote over a hundred songs, a number of choral works and a small number of instrumental pieces. His general style has been summarised by his biographer Barry Smith as "an idiosyncratic harmonic language that comprise[s] an unusual mixture of Edwardiana, Delius, Van Dieren, Elizabethan and folk music, features that give his music a strongly personal voice". In addition to his own compositions he made transcriptions of Elizabethan and Jacobean vocal solo, choral, and instrumental works, and prepared an edition of Henry Purcell's string fantasias.

For choral works the acronym "SATB" (Soprano-Alto-Tenor-Bass) has been used to indicate the voice composition of the work. Divisions of individual voice parts are indicated by "SSAA..." etc.

1. SONGS (with pianoforte accompaniment)Year Title/First lineWords by Vocal/choral forcesInstrumental forcesNotes1911The Wind from the WestElla Young1911A Lake and a Fairy BoatThomas Hood1911Music, when soft voices diePercy Bysshe Shelley2 versions 1915The Everlasting VoicesW. B. Yeats 1916The Cloths of HeavenW. B. Yeats Revised 19191916–17Saudades: 1. Along the StreamLi Po1916–17Saudades: 2. Take, O take those lips away William Shakespeare1916–17Saudades: 3. HeraclitusCallimachus 1917The Water LilyRobert Nichols1917I asked a thief to steal me a peachWilliam Blake2 versions1918Bright is the ring of wordsRobert Louis Stevenson1918To the Memory of a Great SingerRobert Louis Stevenson Revised 19221918Take, O take those lips awayWilliam Shakespeare2nd setting1918As ever I saw 1918My gostly faderCharles, Duke of Orléans 1918The bayley berith the bell away1918Whenas the ryeGeorge Peele ?1918Dedication Philip Sydney ?1918–19Love for Love ?1918–19My sweet little darling ?1918–19Sweet Content Thomas Dekker?1919BalulalowMartin Luther(scottish translationof "Vom Himmel hoch,da komm ich her," in the 1567 second edition of The Gude and Godlie Ballatis)1919Mourne no MoeJohn Fletcher 1919RomanceRobert Louis Stevenson?1919There is a Lady 1920Play Acting1921Captain Stratton's FancyJohn Masefield1921Mr Belloc's FancyJ. C. Squire2 versions1921–22Late SummerEdward Shanks1922Good Ale1922Hey troly loly lo1922The Bachelor1922Piggesnie 1922Little Trotty WagtailJohn Clare 1922The SingerEdward Shanks1922Adam lay ybounden 1922Rest sweet nymphs 1922SleepJohn Fletcher1922Tyrley Tyrlow1922Lillygay: The Distracted Maid; Johnny wi' the Tye; The Shoemaker; Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane; Rantum TantumV. B. Neuburg1922Peterisms, set I: ChopcherryGeorge Peele1922Peterisms, set I: A Sad SongJohn Fletcher1922Peterisms, set I: RutterkinJohn Skelton 1922–23Peterisms, set II: Roister DoisterN. Udall 1922–23Peterisms, set II: SpringThomas Nashe 1922–23Peterisms, set II:Lusty JuventusRobert Wever1922In an arbour green 1922Autumn TwilightArthur Symons1923Milkmaids John Smith1923Candlelight (12 nursery rhymes)1923Jenny Gray1923I held love's headRobert Herrick1923Thou gav'st me leave to kissRobert Herrick1923ConsiderFord Madox Ford 1924Twelve Oxen 1924The Toper's Song 1924Sweet and Twenty William Shakespeare 1924Peter Warlock's Fancy1924Yarmouth FairH. Collins 1924 I have a gardenThomas MooreRevised from 19101925Chanson du jour de Noel Clément Marot1925Pretty Ring TimeWilliam Shakespeare 1925A Prayer to St AnthonyArthur Symons1925The Sick HeartArthur Symons 1926The CountrymanJ. Chalkhill1926MaltwormsW. StevensonWith E. J. Moeran1926The BirdsHilaire Belloc1926Robin Goodfellow1926Jillian of Berry Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher1926Away to Twiver 1926Fair and TrueNicholas Breton1927Ha'nacker MillHilaire Belloc 1927The NightHilaire Belloc1927My Own CountryHilaire Belloc1927The First MercyBruce Blunt1927The Lover's MazeThomas Campion 1927Cradle SongJohn Phillip1927Sigh no more ladiesWilliam Shakespeare 1927Walking the Woods 1927MockeryWilliam Shakespeare1927The Jolly Shepherd 1928Queen Anne1928Passing by 1928The Passionate Shepherd Christopher MarloweSeven Songs of Summer No. 11928The Contented Lovertrans J. MabbeSeven Songs of Summer No. 21928YouthRobert WeverSeven Songs of Summer No. 31928The Sweet o' the YearWilliam ShakespeareSeven Songs of Summer No. 41928Tom TylerSeven Songs of Summer No. 51928Elore LoSeven Songs of Summer No. 61928The Droll LoverSeven Songs of Summer No. 71928And wilt thou leave me thus?Thomas Wyatt1928The Cricketers of HambledonBruce BluntFirst performed by The Hambledon Band on 1 Jan 1929 at a charity cricket match at Broadhalfpenny Down. Programme for charity cricket match, Broadhalfpenny Down, Hambledon, 1 Jan 1929. 1928Fill the Cup, Philip 1929The Frostbound WoodBruce Blunt 1930After Two YearsRichard Aldington1930The FoxBruce Blunt 1930Bethlehem DownBruce BluntRevision of 1927 choral version 2. CHORAL WORKS (unaccompanied unless specified)Year Title/First lineWords by Vocal/choral forcesInstrumental forcesNotes1916The Full HeartRobert NicholsSoprano soloSSAATTBB chorusRevised 19211918As Dewe in Aprylle,SSAATBB chorus 1918Benedicamus DominoSSAATTBB chorus1918Cornish Christmas CarolHenry JennerSSAATTBB chorus1918Kanow KernowHenry JennerSSAATB chorus1919Corpus ChristiAlto and tenor solosSSAATBB chorus1923Tyrley Tyrlow (carol)SATB chorusOrchestra1923Balulalow (carol)Soprano soloSATB chorusString orchestra1923The Sycamore Tree (carol)SATB chorusOrchestra1925One More RiverBaritone soloTTBB chorusPianoforte1925The Lady's BirthdayBaritone soloATTB chorusPianoforte1925The Spring of the YearAllan CunninghamSATB chorus1923–25Dirge: All the flowers of springJohn WebsterSSAATTBB chorus1923–25Dirge: Call for the Robin RedbreastJohn WebsterSSAA chorus1923–25Dirge: The Shrouding of the Duchess of MalfiJohn WebsterTTBB chorus1927Bethlehem DownBruce BluntSATB chorusSong version 19301927I saw a fair maidenSATTB chorus1927What Cheer? Good Cheer! Unison chorus1927Where Riches is EverlastinglySATB soliUnison chorusOrgan1928The Rich CavalcadeFrank KendonSATB chorus1928The First MercyBruce BluntSSA chorusPianoforteArrangement of 1927 song1928The bayley berith the bell awayTwo voicesPianoforteArrangement of 1927 song1929The Five Lesser Joys of MaryD. L. KelleherUnison chorusOrgan1930Carillon CarillaHilaire BellocSATB chorusOrgan 3. VOCAL with Chamber accompanimentYear Title/First lineWords by Vocal/choral forcesInstrumental forcesNotes1919My lady is a pretty oneSolo voiceString quartet1920–22The CurlewW.B. YeatsTenor soloFlute, Cor Anglais, String quartetCycle of four songs 1927Corpus ChristiSoprano and baritone voicesString quartetRevision of 1919 choral version1926–27Sorrow's LullabyThomas Lovell BeddoesSoprano and baritone voicesString quartet1927My little sweet darlingSolo voiceString quartetUnpublished revision of 1919 song1930The Fairest MaySolo voiceString quartetRevision of 1922 songUndatedPretty Ring TimeWilliam ShakespeareUnpublished revision of 1925 song 4. INSTRUMENTAL WORKSYear Title/First lineWords by Vocal/choral forcesInstrumental forcesNotes1916–17Four CodpiecesPianoforte1917A Chinese BalletPianoforteUnpublished1917An Old SongSmall orchestra1917The Old CodgerPianoforteUnpub. parody on Franck's D minor Symphony1918Folk Song PreludesPianoforte1921–22SerenadeString Orchestra1926Capriol SuitePiano duet or string orchestra or full orchestraUndatedRow well ye MarinersPianoforteUnpublished

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