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Song Cycle

Date & Opus	Title	Words	Duration	Publisher
April 1956; 1957/1958; April/May 1960 Opus 23a	Lachrymae—In Memoriam John Dowland for High Voice and String Quartet	Various	15 mins	Manuscript
April 1956; 1957/1958; April/May 1960 Opus 23a	Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Song 1: Madrigal; 3. Interlude I; 4. Song 2: The Moon; 5. Interlude II; 6. Song 3: The Open Door; 7. Interlude III; 8. Song 4: The Sick Rose; 9. Interlude IV; 10. Song 5: Sonnet; 11. Postlude Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 82
1967 Opus 23b	Lachrymae—In Memoriam John Dowland for High Voice and String Orchestra	Various	15 mins	Modus Music £10.00
1967 Opus 23b	Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Song 1: Madrigal; 3. Interlude I; 4. Song 2: The Moon; 5. Intrlude II; 6. Song 3: The Open Door; 7. Interlude III; 8. Song 4: The Sick Rose; 9. Interlude IV; 10. Song 5: Sonnet; 11. Postlude
July 1953 (1–3); January 1954 (4–6) Opus 16a	Lyrics from the Chinese Six Songs for High Voice, Oboe and String Trio	trans. Helen Waddell	12 mins	Manuscript
July 1953 (1–3); January 1954 (4–6) Opus 16a	Notes: Withdrawn; movements are: 1. Aubade; 2: Drinking Song; 3: Song at Evening; 4: Flower Song; 5: Sacrificial Song; 6: Nocturne Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 94 • MS / BLYTON 95
Winter 1957/1958 Opus 16b	Lyrics from the Chinese Seven Songs for High Voice and String Orchestra	trans. Helen Waddell	18 mins	Modus Music £10.00
Winter 1957/1958 Opus 16b	Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Song 1: Aubade; 3. Song 2: Drinking Song; 4. Song 3: Song against the Duke Seuen; 5. Song 4: Song at Evening; 6. Interlude; 7. Song 5: Flower Song; 8. Song 6: Sacrificial Song; 9. Song 7: Nocturne; 10. Postlude Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 13 • MS / BLYTON 34 • MS / BLYTON 92 • MS / BLYTON 93 • MS / BLYTON 96
1958 Opus 16c	Lyrics from the Chinese Seven Songs for High Voice and Piano	trans. Helen Waddell	18 mins	Fand Music Press Product page £9.95
1958 Opus 16c	Notes: Movements are: 1. Prelude; 2. Song 1: Aubade; 3. Song 2: Drinking Song; 4. Song 3: Song against the Duke Seuen; 5. Song 4: Song at Evening; 6. Interlude; 7. Song 5: Flower Song; 8. Song 6: Sacrificial Song; 9. Song 7: Nocturne; 10. Postlude
January/February 2000 Opus 109	Lyrics from the East Five Miniatures for Tenor and Piano	Various	4½ mins	Fand Music Press Product page £7.45
January/February 2000 Opus 109	Notes: Written for Ian and Jennifer Partridge in thanks for their contribution to the CD, Carey Blyton: The Early Songs; songs are: 1. The Blast of Love (Sappho); 2. Paradise (Omar Khayyam); 3. Evening (Anon.); 4. Night (Anon.); 5. Puty-fish (Anon.) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 91
Summer 1952, revised Summer 1979 Opus 14	Moresques Three Songs for Soprano, Flute, Harp and Piano	David Munro	16 mins	Edizioni Bèrben
Summer 1952, revised Summer 1979 Opus 14	Notes: Songs are: 1. A Yellow Flower; 2. Simoom; 3. Love-song of the Lady of Granada Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 35 • MS / BLYTON 36 • MS / BLYTON 37
December 1964/January 1965 Opus 48	Prayers from the Ark Seven Songs for High Voice and Piano	Carmen Bemos de Gasztold trans. Rumer Godden	13 mins	Modus Music £5.00 Currently unavailable
December 1964/January 1965 Opus 48	Notes: Songs are: 1. The Prayer of the Cock; 2. The Prayer of the Goldfish; 3. The Prayer of the Cat; 4. The Prayer of the Tortoise; 5. The Prayer of the Mouse; 6. The Prayer of the Ox; 7. The Prayer of the Lark; dedicated to the composer’s parents, who brought the poems to his attention
August 1963 Opus 39	Six Regional Canadian Folk Songs arr. for Voice and Piano		17 mins	Roberton Publications
August 1963 Opus 39	Notes: Originally published by Curwen; dedicated to Robert Ivan Foster (baritone) and recorded by him (with Nina Walker, piano) on Onslo LP OCAB-61-64; songs are: 1. Donkey Riding (The Maritimes); 2. Auction Block (Ontario); 3. C’est l’Aviron (Quebec); 4. An Eskimo Lullaby (Baffinland); 5. Kelligrews Soiree (Newfoundland); 6. Lukey’s Boat (Nova Scotia) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 111
January 1982 Opus 84	The Maiden Deceived A British Folk Song Cycle for Voice, Horn, Clarinet and Piano		11 mins	Modus Music £12.00
January 1982 Opus 84	Notes: Songs are: 1. Early One Morning; 2. Bobby Shafto; 3. O, Waly, Waly; 4. Early One Morning/What Shall we do with the Drunken Sailor; 5. There is a Tavern in the Town Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 39
Summer/Winter 1956 Opus 25	The Poetry of Dress Three Songs for Tenor and Piano	Robert Herrick & Anon.	3 mins	Modus Music £3.60
Summer/Winter 1956 Opus 25	Notes: Originally published by Mills Music; songs are: 1. Whenas in Silks my Julia goes (Robert Herrick); 2. A Sweet Disorder in the Dress (Robert Herrick); 3. My Love in her Attire (Anon.); written for Jack Irons (tenor) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 18 • MS / BLYTON 88 [First and second drafts]
June/July 1951 Opus 9	Three a.m. Five Miniatures for Baritone and Piano	David Munro	7½ mins	Modus Music £4.00
June/July 1951 Opus 9	Notes: Songs are: 1. The Dawn Gapes In; 2. As the Last Guest Leaves; 3. The City Sleeps; 4. By Moonlight; 5. Three a.m.; first two performances given by John Frost (bass-baritone) and Carey Blyton (piano) at Beckenham Grammar School, 18th October 1951, and at the first Beckenham Salon public concert, Old Council Offices, Beckenham, 2nd April 1952 Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 107 • MS / BLYTON 112
1964 Opus 44	Three Canadian Carols arr. for Voice, Clarinet and Piano		11 mins	Manuscript
1964 Opus 44	Notes: Dedicated to Robert Ivan Foster (baritone) and recorded by him (with Nina Walker, piano and Jonathan Steward, clarinet) on Onslo LP OCAB-61-65; first public performance by Robert Ivan Foster at The Questors Theatre, London on 19th December 1964; songs are: 1. The Shepherdess’ Carol (D’où viens-tu, bergère?); 2. The Cherry Tree Carol; 3. The Huron Carol (Jesous Ahatonhia)
May/July 1963 Opus 36	Three Welsh Folk Songs arr. for Voice and Harp (or Piano)		6½ mins	Manuscript
May/July 1963 Opus 36	Notes: Dedicated to Robert Ivan Foster (baritone) and recorded by him (with Tryphena Partridge, harp) on Onslo LP OCAB-61-63; songs are: 1. Lullaby (Suo-gân); 2. The Plea of the Miller (Tôn Y Melinydd); 3. David of the White Rock (Dafydd Y Gareg Wen)
October/November 1951 Opus 11	Toi et Moi Five Songs for Baritone and Piano	Paul Géraldy	12 mins	Modus Music £5.00
October/November 1951 Opus 11	Notes: Songs are: 1. Doute; 2. Dualisme; 3. Post-Scriptum; 4. Habitude; 5. Mea Culpa (French words) Archive: Trinity Laban (Jerwood Library): MS / BLYTON 1 • MS / BLYTON 2 • MS / BLYTON 3 • MS / BLYTON 4 • MS / BLYTON 15
June/August 1951 Opus 10a	Two Pensive Songs for High Voice and Piano	Carey Blyton & Donald R. Hills	5 mins	Modus Music £3.50
June/August 1951 Opus 10a	Notes: Songs are: 1. Two Stolen Roses (Carey Blyton); 2. Come, Night (Donald R. Hills)
Spring 1956/Winter 1957 Opus 26c	What then is Love? Four Modern Madrigals for High Voice, Clarinet in A and Piano	Various	6 mins	Out of print
Spring 1956/Winter 1957 Opus 26c	Notes: Originally published by Mills Music; republished by Roberton; songs are: 1. Western wind, when will thou blow? (Anon.); 2. Tell me, where is fancy bred? (William Shakespeare); 3. Stay, O sweet, and do not rise! (John Donne); 4. Love is a sickness full of woes (Samuel Daniel)