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Derek Scott, born in Birmingham in 1950, has an international reputation as a leading historian of the British music hall and other forms of light entertainment. But he is an outstanding composer in his own right, his music treading a fine line between a very English whimsy and a profoundly felt and natural response to his subject matter. These six song-cycles – with influences ranging from Vaughan Williams to The Beatles – reveal a master craftsman and natural tunesmith, who manages to unite good humour, unerring technique and deep feeling in music of immediate appeal, setting texts by poets who include Burns, Hardy, Shakespeare, Swift, Wordsworth, Yeats and the composer himself. © Toccata Classics
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Former Beauties, Op. 0 (Derek B. Scott)
William Wordsworth, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Jonathan Swift, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Robert Burns, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Cecil Day-Lewis, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Thomas Hardy, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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3 Shakespeare Sonnets, Op. 5 (Derek B. Scott)
William Shakespeare , Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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William Shakespeare , Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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William Shakespeare , Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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5 Songs from the Rose, Op. 14 (Version for Voice & String Quartet) (Derek B. Scott)
William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer
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William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer
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William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer
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William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer
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William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer
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3 Love Songs, Op. 19 (Version for Voice & String Quartet) (Derek B. Scott)
Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer, Lyricist - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer, Lyricist - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer, Lyricist - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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4 Songs from "The Wind Among the Reeds", Op. 22 (Derek B. Scott)
William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Past & Present, Op. 33 (Derek B. Scott)
Thomas Hardy, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Thomas Hardy, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Thomas Hardy, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Thomas Hardy, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Thomas Hardy, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Thomas Hardy, Lyricist - Tippett Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - James Atkinson, Artist, MainArtist - Derek B. Scott, Composer - Lynn Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
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Album review
Derek Scott, born in Birmingham in 1950, has an international reputation as a leading historian of the British music hall and other forms of light entertainment. But he is an outstanding composer in his own right, his music treading a fine line between a very English whimsy and a profoundly felt and natural response to his subject matter. These six song-cycles – with influences ranging from Vaughan Williams to The Beatles – reveal a master craftsman and natural tunesmith, who manages to unite good humour, unerring technique and deep feeling in music of immediate appeal, setting texts by poets who include Burns, Hardy, Shakespeare, Swift, Wordsworth, Yeats and the composer himself. © Toccata Classics
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:49
- Main artists: James Atkinson Tippett Quartet Lynn Arnold
- Composer: Derek B. Scott
- Label: Toccata Classics
- Genre: Classical
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