{"product_id":"venables-the-song-of-the-severn-novello","title":"Venables: The Song of The Severn, Op. 43","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/ian-venables\"\u003eIan Venables (1955-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello), Baritone\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Song of The Severn, Op. 43\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spiral Bound\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIan Venables'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Song of The Severn\u003c\/strong\u003e is a cycle of songs in celebration of Worcestershire, scored for Baritone Voice, String Quartet and Piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\" \u003cem\u003eThe Song of the Severn…clothespoems by Masefield, Housman, John Drinkwater and Philip Worner in sharply memorable music of bewitching lyricism, idiomatic grace and rapt instinct…No lover of the early-20th-century English art song or pastoral traditionshould fail to investigate this notable issue.\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cstrong\u003e- Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\" \u003cem\u003eThese five songs, for voice with piano and string quartet accompaniment, take the Severn River anditshistorical and natural associations as a common theme. They are absolutely stunning in their poignant beauty, their profoundly noble and moving sense of tragedy and desolation that never turns sentimental or lachrymose, andtheir perfect union of text and music to a level that rivals Schubert and Mahler.\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cstrong\u003e- James A. Altena, Fanfare Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSonglist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn Malvern Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Clear, How Lovely Bright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElgar's Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaugh and Be Merry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe River in December\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Novello","offers":[{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":45280760234063,"sku":"NOV165825","price":46.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Set of String Parts","offer_id":45280787431503,"sku":"NOV165825-01","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/e856b408f3d4bacfbc0907f6e3823f4e.jpg?v=1779385092","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/venables-the-song-of-the-severn-novello","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}