19:
95:
591:
90:
In August 1867, Tennyson had revised the words, and they were printed privately by Sir Ivor Guest. But
Tennyson refused to allow publication until November 1870, when he finally agreed. By this time, however, Millais had sold the drawings he had prepared, except for one, and he was too busy to work
84:
He read me all the songs (twelve in number), which are absolutely lovely, but I fear there will be a great difficulty in getting them from him. He thinks they are too light, and will damage his reputation, &c. All this I have been combating, whether successfully or not I shall be able to tell
112:
Four years ago Mr. Sullivan requested me to write a little song-cycle, German fashion, for him to exercise his art upon. He had been very successful in setting such old songs as "Orpheus with his Lute", and I drest up for him, partly in the old style, a puppet, whose almost only merit is, perhaps,
43:. Written in 1867–1870, it was eventually published in 1871. There are multiple versions of the title: On the cover of the 1871 edition, the subtitle is given as "The Loves of the Wrens", however, "Songs of the Wrens" is used on the frontispiece and is the one generally used.
113:
that it can dance to Mr. Sullivan's instrument. I am sorry that my four year old puppet should have to dance at all in the dark shadow of these days ; but the music is now completed, and I am bound by my promise.
106:
The songs were finally published early in 1871 and included the twelve poems by
Tennyson, eleven of which Sullivan had set to music, just the one illustration by Millais, and the following preface by Tennyson:
18:
94:
444:
278:
955:
484:
970:
68:. Grove was a friend of Sullivan's and an early promoter of his music. An English-language narrative song cycle, like Schubert's, was a novelty.
975:
613:
72:
agreed to illustrate the poems for a handsome publication. On
October 17, 1866, Grove and Sullivan dined with Tennyson at his home on the
903:
897:
79:
By
February 1867, Tennyson had a draft of the text, but Sullivan noted in a letter he wrote home from Tennyson's house on February 10:
909:
564:
58:, originally suggested a collaboration between Tennyson and Sullivan on a German-style song cycle, in English, but similar to
891:
477:
286:
705:
683:
590:
786:
719:
64:
858:
470:
921:
669:
875:
690:
508:
800:
627:
493:
40:
807:
793:
726:
579:
558:
99:
69:
965:
606:
530:
345:
218:, originally published by Strahan & Co, republished in facsimile edition by Raymond J. Walker.
960:
927:
712:
662:
655:
516:
449:
55:
863:
733:
698:
523:
195:
435:
266:
242:
227:
772:
765:
641:
537:
915:
814:
572:
359:
354:
308:
183:
36:
747:
740:
544:
382:
182:
included the cycle in their album "Sullivan Songs" (1980). It is also part of the 2017
179:
462:
949:
933:
868:
831:
676:
634:
620:
551:
73:
51:
335:, Rare Recorded Editions SRRE 163 (1980), via WorldCat. Retrieved 3 September 2024
174:) and Stephen Betteridge (piano) on Symposium, 1074, as part of their recording,
779:
648:
32:
328:
162:
Sullivan did not set this song, but it is included in the score as poetry.
115:
In 1900, a second edition omitted the illustration and
Tennyson's preface.
171:
59:
191:
93:
17:
466:
404:
Sir Arthur
Sullivan, Life Story, Letters and Reminiscences
131:
III. Gone! – "Gone ! Gone till the end of the year."
170:
The song cycle was recorded in 1989 by Peter
Allanson (
257:, William Blackwood and Sons, London (1901), Chapter 8
140:
VI. The Letter – "Where is another Sweet as my Sweet?"
146:
VIII. No Answer. – "Winds are loud and you are dumb."
155:
X. When? – "Sun comes, Moon comes, Time slips away."
884:
851:
824:
757:
598:
500:
134:
IV. Winter – "The Frost is here, and Fuel is dear."
445:Tennyson's introduction and text of the song cycle
381:
190:, which includes 35 other Sullivan songs, sung by
158:XI. Marriage Morning – "Light so low upon Earth."
440:and links to Midi files, lyrics and vocal score
397:(Second ed.). Portland, OR: Amadeus Press.
128:II. At the Window – "Vine, Vine and Eglantine."
384:Sir Arthur Sullivan – Composer & Personage
149:IX. The Answer – "Two little Hands that meet."
125:I. On the Hill – "The Lights and Shadows fly."
478:
8:
485:
471:
463:
137:V. Spring – "Birds' Love and Bird's Song."
143:VII. No Answer – "The Mist and the Rain."
76:, where they began to discuss the piece.
420:Sullivan, Herbert and N. Flower (1927).
388:. New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library.
380:Allen, Reginald; Gale R. D'Luhy (1975).
152:IX. Ay! – "Be merry, all birds, to-day."
207:
395:Arthur Sullivan – A Victorian Musician
178:. Baritone Francis Loring and pianist
28:The Window; or, The Songs of the Wrens
279:"Tennyson's introduction and text of
7:
415:. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
494:Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
14:
956:Classical song cycles in English
589:
366:, Chandos Records, February 2017
317:Gilbert and Sullivan Discography
22:Embossed cover of the 1871 score
971:Compositions by Arthur Sullivan
614:The Charge of the Light Brigade
976:Works by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
214:1871 "blue cover" printing of
1:
232:by Paul Howarth, citing Young
684:Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
91:any further on the project.
787:Flower in the Crannied Wall
992:
350:– 'a wide range of poets'"
311:An Album of Victorian Song
176:An Album of Victorian Song
587:
402:Lawrence, Arthur (1899).
859:Chapel House, Twickenham
411:Young, Percy M. (1971).
243:Howarth, citing Lawrence
98:The original drawing by
922:Charles Tennyson Turner
670:Lady Clara Vere de Vere
406:. London: James Bowden.
393:Jacobs, Arthur (1992).
102:, entitled "A Reverie".
876:Blackdown, West Sussex
509:Poems, Chiefly Lyrical
103:
23:
628:A Dream of Fair Women
566:The Miller's Daughter
358:, April 7, 2017; and
267:Howarth, citing Allen
97:
41:Alfred, Lord Tennyson
21:
808:Ring Out, Wild Bells
794:The Higher Pantheism
580:The Ballad of Oriana
559:Mariana in the South
100:John Everett Millais
70:John Everett Millais
720:St. Simeon Stylites
607:Break, Break, Break
531:The Lady of Shalott
422:Sir Arthur Sullivan
413:Sir Arthur Sullivan
65:Die Schöne Müllerin
54:, the secretary of
928:Frederick Tennyson
663:In Memoriam A.H.H.
656:Idylls of the King
517:The Deserted House
458:, 16 December 1870
424:. London: Cassell.
344:Fairman, Richard.
120:Songs in the cycle
104:
56:The Crystal Palace
24:
943:
942:
864:Farringford House
734:Tears, Idle Tears
699:The Palace of Art
436:List of songs in
196:David Owen Norris
983:
910:Charles Tennyson
766:Crossing the Bar
593:
538:The Lotos-Eaters
487:
480:
473:
464:
425:
416:
407:
398:
389:
387:
367:
342:
336:
326:
320:
307:Shepherd, Marc.
305:
299:
298:
296:
294:
285:. Archived from
275:
269:
264:
258:
251:
245:
240:
234:
225:
219:
212:
991:
990:
986:
985:
984:
982:
981:
980:
946:
945:
944:
939:
916:Emilia Tennyson
904:Lionel Tennyson
898:Hallam Tennyson
880:
847:
820:
753:
594:
585:
496:
491:
432:
419:
410:
401:
392:
379:
376:
371:
370:
355:Financial Times
343:
339:
327:
323:
306:
302:
292:
290:
277:
276:
272:
265:
261:
255:Alfred Tennyson
253:Lang, Andrew.
252:
248:
241:
237:
226:
222:
213:
209:
204:
184:Chandos Records
168:
122:
49:
37:Arthur Sullivan
12:
11:
5:
989:
987:
979:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
948:
947:
941:
940:
938:
937:
931:
925:
919:
913:
907:
901:
895:
892:Emily Tennyson
888:
886:
882:
881:
879:
878:
873:
872:
871:
861:
855:
853:
849:
848:
846:
845:
837:
828:
826:
822:
821:
819:
818:
811:
804:
797:
790:
783:
776:
769:
761:
759:
755:
754:
752:
751:
744:
741:The Two Voices
737:
730:
723:
716:
709:
702:
695:
687:
680:
673:
666:
659:
652:
645:
638:
631:
624:
617:
610:
602:
600:
596:
595:
588:
586:
584:
583:
576:
569:
562:
555:
548:
541:
534:
527:
520:
513:
504:
502:
498:
497:
492:
490:
489:
482:
475:
467:
461:
460:
447:
442:
431:
430:External links
428:
427:
426:
417:
408:
399:
390:
375:
372:
369:
368:
337:
331:Sullivan Songs
321:
319:, 11 July 2010
300:
289:on 7 June 2007
270:
259:
246:
235:
228:Article about
220:
206:
205:
203:
200:
180:Paul Hamburger
167:
164:
160:
159:
156:
153:
150:
147:
144:
141:
138:
135:
132:
129:
126:
121:
118:
117:
116:
88:
87:
48:
45:
39:with words by
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
988:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
953:
951:
935:
934:Arthur Hallam
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
889:
887:
883:
877:
874:
870:
869:Tennyson Down
867:
866:
865:
862:
860:
857:
856:
854:
850:
844:
842:
838:
836:
834:
833:The Foresters
830:
829:
827:
823:
816:
812:
809:
805:
803:
802:
798:
795:
791:
788:
784:
782:
781:
777:
774:
770:
767:
763:
762:
760:
756:
749:
745:
742:
738:
735:
731:
728:
727:Sweet and Low
724:
721:
717:
714:
710:
708:
707:
703:
700:
696:
693:
692:
688:
685:
681:
678:
677:Locksley Hall
674:
671:
667:
664:
660:
658:
657:
653:
651:
650:
646:
643:
639:
636:
632:
629:
625:
622:
621:The Day-Dream
618:
615:
611:
608:
604:
603:
601:
597:
592:
581:
577:
574:
570:
568:
567:
563:
560:
556:
553:
549:
546:
542:
539:
535:
532:
528:
525:
521:
518:
514:
511:
510:
506:
505:
503:
499:
495:
488:
483:
481:
476:
474:
469:
468:
465:
459:
457:
453:
448:
446:
443:
441:
439:
434:
433:
429:
423:
418:
414:
409:
405:
400:
396:
391:
386:
385:
378:
377:
373:
365:
363:
357:
356:
351:
349:
341:
338:
334:
332:
325:
322:
318:
314:
312:
304:
301:
288:
284:
282:
274:
271:
268:
263:
260:
256:
250:
247:
244:
239:
236:
233:
231:
224:
221:
217:
211:
208:
201:
199:
198:accompanies.
197:
194:Ben Johnson;
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
165:
163:
157:
154:
151:
148:
145:
142:
139:
136:
133:
130:
127:
124:
123:
119:
114:
110:
109:
108:
101:
96:
92:
86:
85:you tomorrow.
82:
81:
80:
77:
75:
74:Isle of Wight
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
53:
46:
44:
42:
38:
34:
30:
29:
20:
16:
843:(song cycle)
840:
839:
832:
799:
778:
706:The Princess
704:
689:
654:
647:
565:
507:
501:Early poetry
455:
451:
437:
421:
412:
403:
394:
383:
361:
360:"Sullivan –
353:
347:
340:
330:
324:
316:
310:
303:
291:. Retrieved
287:the original
280:
273:
262:
254:
249:
238:
229:
223:
215:
210:
187:
175:
169:
161:
111:
105:
89:
83:
78:
63:
52:George Grove
50:
27:
26:
25:
15:
825:Other works
780:Enoch Arden
758:Late poetry
713:Sir Galahad
346:"Sullivan:
186:collection
966:1870 songs
950:Categories
912:(grandson)
906:(grandson)
841:The Window
649:Lady Clare
524:The Kraken
452:The Window
450:Review of
438:The Window
374:References
281:The Window
230:The Window
216:The Window
166:Recordings
47:Background
33:song cycle
961:Art songs
930:(brother)
924:(brother)
773:The Eagle
642:St. Agnes
456:The Times
936:(friend)
918:(sister)
815:Tithonus
573:Claribel
172:baritone
60:Schubert
852:Related
748:Ulysses
545:Mariana
313:(1989)"
293:2 April
894:(wife)
885:People
835:(play)
694:(1842)
635:Godiva
599:Poetry
552:Oenone
512:(1830)
900:(son)
691:Poems
362:Songs
348:Songs
202:Notes
192:tenor
188:Songs
31:is a
801:Maud
295:2007
454:in
62:'s
35:by
952::
352:,
315:.
817:"
813:"
810:"
806:"
796:"
792:"
789:"
785:"
775:"
771:"
768:"
764:"
750:"
746:"
743:"
739:"
736:"
732:"
729:"
725:"
722:"
718:"
715:"
711:"
701:"
697:"
686:"
682:"
679:"
675:"
672:"
668:"
665:"
661:"
644:"
640:"
637:"
633:"
630:"
626:"
623:"
619:"
616:"
612:"
609:"
605:"
582:"
578:"
575:"
571:"
561:"
557:"
554:"
550:"
547:"
543:"
540:"
536:"
533:"
529:"
526:"
522:"
519:"
515:"
486:e
479:t
472:v
364:"
333:"
329:"
309:"
297:.
283:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
