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Editor
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Alain M. Jacques
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Publisher. Info.
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Alain Marie Jacques
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General Information
Work Title
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Avant que tu ne t'en ailles
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Alternative. Title
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Morning Star
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Composer
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Delius, Frederick
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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RT V/31
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFD 4
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Key
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C major
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1919, finished 1931
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First Publication.
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1932
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Librettist
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Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)
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Language
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French
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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Instrumentation
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Voice, piano
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Not finished until 1931. "Delius' Five Verlaine Songs were not conceived as a set (they were composed between 1895 and, eventually, 1931, when the completion of Avant que tu ne t'en ailles was dictated to Fenby)" - Robert Matthew-Walker, 1995 notes to Unicorn-Kanchana recording of Delius songs