John Barnett

(Bedford 15/7/1802, Leckhampton 17/4/1890)

TESTI DEI LIEDER

"I arise from dreams of thee"
di Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
(opus canzonet for soprano or tenor)

"I should not weep"
da "When passion's trance is overpast"
di Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
(edizione 1824)

"My faint spirit"
da "My faint spirit is was sitting in the light"
di Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
(opus song for soprano)

"One word is too often profaned"
di Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
(edizione 1824)
(opus canzonet for tenor)

"Rarely, rarely comest thou"
da "Rarely, rarely, comest thou, Spirit of Delight!"
di Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
(opus song for soprano)

"The cloud"
da "I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers"
di Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
(opus scena for mezzo-soprano)

"When the lamp is shattered"
di Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
(opus from A Series of Contralto Songs, n 2)