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Two Pieces for Piano (1929–30, John Ireland)

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Two Pieces for Piano is a work for piano solo composed in 1929–30 by John Ireland.[1]

A performance of both pieces takes about 8 minutes. They are:[2][3]

  1. February's Child
  2. Aubade [4]

An aubade is a morning love song (as opposed to a serenade, which is in the evening), or a song or poem about lovers separating at dawn.

References

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  1. ^ "List of works – T to Y". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ John Ireland: Pieces (2), for piano (1929-30) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ^ Two Pieces for Piano (1929–30, John Ireland): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  4. ^ Aubade (Ireland, John): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project