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ReferenceBBM/ill_sail_upon_the_dog_star

Title

I'll sail upon the dog star

Subtitle / Other TitleFor high or medium voice and piano

DatePre 20 Jul 1943

Date InformationPears sang this song (and On the brow of Richmond Hill) at three concerts accompanied by Norman Franklin in April 1943, but it is not clear whether Britten's realizations were used.

DescriptionBritten realisation of Henry Purcell's work. Britten's version was published in Henry Purcell: Seven Songs. The text for the work was written by Thomas D'Urfey.

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