Performances
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London: Stainer & Bell, 1924.
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General Information
| Work Title
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The Curlew
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Warlock, Peter
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPW 13
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 continuous sections linked by interludes
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1920-22
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| First Publication.
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1924
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| Librettist
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William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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Cecil Gray (1895-1951)
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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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tenor, flute, English horn, string quartet
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This work sets four Yeats poems, linked by instrumental interludes:
- "He Reproves the Curlew" ("O Curlew, cry no more in the air"): rehearsal E
- "The lover mourns for the loss of love" ("Pale brows, still hands and dim hair"): rehearsal J
- "The Withering of the Boughs" ("I cried when the moon was murmuring to the birds"): rehearsal N
- "He Hears the Cry of the Sedge" ("I wander by the edge of this desolate lake"): page 23, after rehearsal Z
