britten nocturnal op. 70_0001
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Benjamin BrittenNOCTT]RNAL
after John Dowland
Op, rufor Guitar
FABER MUSIC LIMITED:s Russell Square London WCr
G. Schirmu Inc. New York
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Cune, heatl SleE, the image of true Death,
And close up th?se m) wearl weeping eyes.Vhose spring of tears doth stop m1 vital breath,
And tears m1 heart with Sorrow' s sigh-swoll' n cries.
Come and possess my thed thought-worn soul,
That li,ing dies, till thou on me be stole.
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EDITOR'S NOTEIn view of the intricate character of this piece, I have en_deavoured ro finger it as succinctly o, ir.ornp",ift" *i,i ,t"composer's originai phrase marks, which are of .ours" of gr""timportance for the interpretation of the work.
Those intimate with rhe technicalities _ and incleed difficul_ties
-,.,f phrusing in e conr incJng way upon rhe guitrr u ill findthrr rhe dotted line ths, ,ffi::iXll.;; ;;;;.f ,1,"..',:m:H, ;lllalso facilitate playing.
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The song upon which this work is based is No. zo in T[eFr* Buk of Songs u Ayu of Four ports by lohn Dowland, p"Ufirfr"Jln rt97.JULIAN BREAM
The 6rst performan ce of Nocta al wasgiven by lulian Bream at the Aldeburgh Festival
June rzth r9ro4
Duration: c.t4 min ules
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