Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39

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Relationships

lyricist:Randolph Stow
composer:Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (English composer and conductor) (in 1969)
dedicated to:Steven Runciman
part of:Works of Peter Maxwell Davies by opus number (number: op. 39) (order: 27)
Wikipedia:en: Eight Songs for a Mad King [info]
parts:1. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: I. Country Dance (Scotch Bonnett)
2. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: II. The Sentry (King Prussia's Minuet)
3. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: III. The Country Walk (La Promenade)
4. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: IV. The Lady-In-Waiting (Miss Musgrave's Fancy)
5. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: V. To Be Sung on the Water (The Waterman)
6. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: VI. The Phantom Queen (He's Ay A-Kissing Me)
7. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: VII. The Counterfeit (Le Conterfaite)
8. Eight Songs for a Mad King, op. 39: VIII. The Review (A Spanish March)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1970-10-01 – 1970-10-02Eight Songs for a Mad KingThe Fires of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Julius Eastman30:17