Work Information
| Publisher |
Novello & Co Ltd |
Category |
Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players |
| Year Composed |
1969 |
Duration |
9 Minutes |
| Orchestration |
Soprano/pf |
Languages |
English |
| Availability |
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Discography |
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Programme Note
Text by Majorie Fleming (1803-1811) who was born in Kirkcaldy and died at the age of eight, leaving three volumes of Journals and a handful of poems, several of which concern her cousin and closest friend, Isabella Keith.
Reviews
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...a haunting work of considerable sensitivity...
Robert Matthew-Walker, Musical Opinion, 01/05/2006
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Already at 33, with five operas, two symphonies and half a dozen film scores under his belt, the young Bennett had turned to an even younger poet: little Marjory Fleming, who died aged 8 in Kirkcaldy in 1803. Her disarmingly naïve verse found a soulmate in Bennett: a droll yet serious ditty about dead turkeys, a sonnet to a monkey – they all found a ready response in Bennett’s clear melodic contours and mischievously unpredictable piano writing. The soprano Sophie Daneman and pianist Iain Burnside enjoyed themselves.
Hilary Finch, The Times, 30/03/2006
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