David and John
A poignant song by Peter Tranchell, written before 1960. No musical score survives, but the song features on a recording of songs made by Tranchell himself c.1960
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In a Sunday paper
- Posted in:
- free score
- secular
- song
- piano
- 1950s
8 songs for baritone and piano, with words from News of the World, 9th Aug 1953, and the Daily Telegraph, 8th or 10th Aug 1953
[...Read More]Heaven!
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- free score
- secular
- piano
- song
- 1950s
"Heaven!", for voice and piano, was written in 1954 for performance in "Just as it Comes" at Trinity College, Cambridge. The lyrics are by Simon Phipps (Chaplain at Trinity College 1953-57 and Bishop of Lincoln between 1974 and 1987).
[...Read More]Give Me Back My Heart
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- song
- piano
- secular
- free score
The cover sheet of this song indicates that it was written while Peter Tranchell was teaching at Eastbourne College in 1949-50. We
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All men are animals
Composed July 1948, in the house of Hermione Gingold, Kinnerton Street, London.
Three versions of this song are held [...Read More]