Between 1925 and 1928, Warlock shared a house in Eynsford, Kent, with fellow composer E.J. Moeran.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Warlock's instinctive sympathy with words is evident in Sleep, which masterfully blends Elizabethan and 20th-century musical cadences.
Compositional Technique
Warlock's Balulalow, dedicated to Ralph Vaughan Williams, conveys a mood of quiet reverence through a gentle lullaby rhythm and slightly unsettling, shifting harmonies.
Composer Biography
Peter Warlock, pseudonym of Philip Heseltine, was a largely self-taught composer who developed a distinctive style inspired by 16th and 17th-century composers, as well as contemporaries like Delius and Quilter.
Composition History
The song The Magpie is recorded here with its original text for the first time; copyright issues previously led to new lyrics by Hal Collins and publication as Yarmouth Fair.
Compositional Technique
Warlock's early works, such as The Everlasting Voices (1915) and The Water Lily (1917), show him experimenting with a late Romantic style.
Compositional Technique
Warlock often drew inspiration from medieval verse, with As Ever I Saw combining a pleasing melodic line with graceful contrapuntal piano touches.
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