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Finzi was not satisfied with it and withdrew the first and third movements.–7Nocturne (New Year Music) for Orchestra in C-Sharp Minor1926, rev. 1940’s–––8Dies natalis (cantata for strings and solo voice)mid-1920’s, 1938\u20131939Wigmore Hall, January 1940Scored for soprano or tenor soloist and string orchestraSetting of four texts from metaphysical poet and theologian Thomas Traherne (1636\/37\u20131674)Movements: 1. “Intrada” (strings only); 2. “Rhapsody” (Recitativo Stromentato); 3. “The Rapture” (Danza); 4. “Wonder” (Arioso); 5. “The Salutation” (Aria)[3]9Farewell to Arms (Introduction and Aria for tenor voice and small orchestra)1944–––10Eclogue for piano and strings––Work intended as a piano concerto that remained unfinished; named posthumously by publisher–11Romance for String Orchestra1928–––12Two Sonnets by John Milton or Two Milton SonnetsNo. 1 “When I consider how my life is spent”No. 2 “How soon hath Time”1928–––13aTo a Poet––Six songs scored for “low voice” and piano; 1. “To a Poet a thousand years hence”; 2. “On parent knees”; 3. “Intrada”; 4. “The Birthnight”; 5. “June on Castle Hill”; 6. “Ode on the rejection of Saint Cecilia”–13bOh Fair to See––Seven songs for “high voice” and piano; 1. “I say I’ll Seek Her”; 2. “Oh fair to see”; 3. “As I lay in the early sun”; 4. “Only the wanderer”; 5. “To Joy”; 6. “Harvest”; 7. “Since we loved”–14A Young Man\u2019s Exhortation––Ten songs, scored for tenor and pianoSong cycle of poems by English poet Thomas HardySongs: Part I \u2013 1. \u2018A Young Man\u2019s Exhortation\u2019, 2. \u2018Ditty\u2019,3. \u2018Budmouth Dears\u2019, 4. \u2018Her Temple\u2019, 5. \u2018The Comet at Yelham\u2019; Part II \u2013 6. \u2018Shortening Days\u2019, 7. \u2018The Sigh\u2019, 8. \u2018Former Beauties\u2019, 9. \u2018Transformations\u2019 10. \u2018The Dance Continued\u2019–15Earth and Air and RainScored for baritone soloist and pianoSong cycle of ten songs from poems by English poet Thomas Hardy; Songs: 1. \u2018Summer Schemes\u2019, 2. \u2018When I set out for Lyonnesse\u2019, 3. \u2018Waiting Both\u2019, 4. \u2018The Phantom\u2019, 5. \u2018So I have fared\u2019, 6. \u2018Rollicum-rorum\u2019, 7. \u2018To Lizbie Browne\u2019, 8. \u2018The Clock of the Years\u2019, 9. \u2018In a Churchyard\u2019, 10. \u2018Proud Songsters\u2019–16Before and After Summer––Ten songs for baritone and piano, with words by Thomas Hardy; songs:1. \u2018Childhood among the ferns\u20192. \u2018Before and after summer\u2019, 3. \u2018The Self-Unseeing\u2019, 4. \u2018Overlooking the River\u2019, 5. \u2018Channel Firing\u2019, 6. \u2018In the Mind’s Eye\u2019, 7. \u2018The Too Short Time\u2019, 8. \u2018Epeisodia\u2019, 9. \u2018Amabel\u2019, 10. \u2018He abjures love\u2019–17Seven Partsongs \u2013 Poems by Robert BridgesNo. 1: “I praise the tender flower”No. 2: “I have loved flowers that fade”No. 3: “My spirit sang all day”No. 4: “Clear and gentle stream”No. 5: “Nightingales”No. 6: “Haste on, my joys!”No. 7: “Wherefore tonight so full of care–––18Let Us Garlands Bring1. “Come away death”2. “Who is Silvia?”3. “Fear no more the heat o\u2019 the Sun”4. “Oh mistress mine”5. “It was a lover and his lass”1942––19aTill Earth Outwears1927-1956–Seven songs for high voice and piano, with words by Thomas Hardy; songs: 1. \u2018Let me enjoy the earth\u2019,2. \u2018In years defaced\u2019, 3. \u2018The Market-Girl\u2019, 4. \u2018I look into my glass\u2019, 5. \u2018It never looks like summer here\u2019, 6. \u2018At a Lunar Eclipse\u2019, 7. \u2018Life laughs onward\u2019–19bI Said to Love––Six songs for baritone and piano, with words by Thomas Hardy; song: 1. \u2018I need not go\u2019, 2. \u2018At Middle-field Gate in February\u2019, 3. \u2018Two Lips\u2019, 4. \u2018In five-score summers\u2019, 5. \u2018For life I had never cared greatly\u2019, 6. \u2018I said to Love\u2019–20The Fall of the Leaf \u2013 Elegy for Orchestra–––21Interlude for Oboe and String Quartet1933\u20131936–Scored for Oboe, 2 violins, viola, celloFinzi dedicated the work to British oboist L\u00e9on Goossens (1897\u20131988)Finzi also made a version for oboe and string orchestra, adding a double bass part–22Elegy–––23Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano––Scored for clarinet and pianoAn arrangement orchestrated by Lawrence Ashmore is catalogued as Op. 23a.Movements: 1. \u2018Prelude\u2019, 2. \u2018Romance\u2019, 3. \u2018Carol\u2019, 4. \u2018Forlana\u2019, 5. \u2018Fughetta\u2019–24Prelude and Fugue–––25Prelude for strings––––26“Lo, the full, final sacrifice”194621 September 1946\u2014St Matthew’s Day–27Three AnthemsNo. 1: “My lovely one”No. 2: “God is gone up”No. 3: “Welcome sweet and sacred feast”194619511953––28aLove\u2019s Labour\u2019s Lost (songs)1946–Four songs to accompany Shakespeare’s comedy; 1. “When daisies pied” (Song of Ver); 2. “When icicles hang by the wall” (Song of Hiems); 3. “If she be made of white or red”; 4. “Is it not sure a deadly pain” (False Concolinel \u2013 anon.)–28bLove\u2019s Labour\u2019s Lost (suite)1946–Ten movement suite scored “for small orchestra” arranged from the incidental music of Op. 28aMovements: 1. Introduction; 2. Moth; 3. Nocturne; 4. The Hunt; 5. Dance; 6. Quodlibet; 7. Soliloquy I; 8. Soliloquy II; 9. Soliloquy III; 10. Finale–29Intimations of Immortalitylate 1930s, completed 19501950 Three Choirs Festival, conducted by Herbert Sumsion–30For St Cecilia1947On 22 November 1947 at the Royal Albert Hall by Ren\u00e9 Soames with the Luton Choral Society and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian BoultFor tenor, chorus and orchestraSetting of a work by English poet and author Edmund BlundenCommissioned by the St Cecilia\u2019s Day Festival Committee for the 1947 celebration of music\u2019s patron saint–31Clarinet Concerto1949–––32Thou didst delight my eyes––Setting of a poem by Robert Bridges for three-part choir (TTB)33All this night––An unaccompanied choral motet–34Muses and Graces––A unison song with strings–35Let us now praise famous men––Scoring: Two-part choral song with strings and piano–36Magnificat––––37White-flowering days19531 June 1953Setting, for a cappella chorus, of a poem by Edmund BlundenWork was Finzi\u2019s contribution to A Garland for the Queen, a collection of part songs by English composers celebrating the coronation of Elizabeth II–38Grand Fantasia and Toccata––For piano and orchestraThought to be intended as an unfinished piano concerto, named posthumously by publisher–39In terra pax––A “Christmas Scene” scored for soprano and baritone soloists, chorus, strings, harp and cymbalSetting of texts from English poet Robert Bridges and the Gospel of Luke–40Cello Concerto in a minor195519 July 1955 at the Cheltenham Music Festival, conducted by John Barbirolli, Hall\u00e9 Orchestra, and cellist Christopher BuntingScored for cello soloist and orchestraWork is in three movements: I. Allegro moderato, II. Andante quieto, III. Rondo: Adagio\u2014Allegro giocoso–Posth.Violin Concerto (Concerto for Small Orchestra and Violin)–1928Withdrawn concerto from which Introit Op. 6, emerged as a stand-alone piece; published posthumously–"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-compositions-by-gerald-finzi\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of compositions by Gerald Finzi"}}]}]