The Darkened Valley is a piece for piano solo composed in 1920 by John Ireland.
The title is derived from a William Blake quotation: "Walking along the darkened valley With silent Melancholy".From the poem "Memory come hither", published in Poetical Sketches Keith Anderson describes the piece as in "a poignant mood, lightened by a central passage in the major".Notes to John Ireland: Piano Works Vol. 2, Naxos 8.553889 (1999)
A performance takes about 3½ minutes.
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