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Artist: English Singers
Author: anon.
Label: Roycroft
Year: 1927
With Peter Warlock. Lyrics are an anonymous 15th century poem depicting Christ as a fatally wounded soldier. Became a lament for all the victims of both World Wars. The music was first published in 1913 as The Falcon Carol in The English Carol Book.
Covers:
Leslie Woodgate [as part of Benjamin Britten's A Boy Was Born, where he incorporated the lyrics of Corpus Christi Carol]
Ann Wood & Sir Peter Pears [idem]
John Hahessy [idem; on EP Songs from Friday Afternoons; John was the 14 year old head chorister at Westminster Cathedral, later to become John Elwes; Britten dedicated this to him and backed him up on piano]
Janet Baker [using Britten's arrangement for high notes]
Jeff Buckley [on Grace; inspired by Janet Baker]
Judi Dench [read on Mathew Barley cd The Silver Swan]
Jeff Beck [inspired by Jeff Buckley]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)