The work of composer Roger Quilter, born November 1, 1877, is often regarded as the peak in the English tradition of sensitive romanticism. His harmonies are occasionally rich but never obtrusive. Quilter is known for his many settings of Shakespeare including opus 6, with O Mistress Mine, Come Away, Death, and Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind. IPA Source presents 35 of Quilter’s most famous songs with IPA transcriptions in Mid-Atlantic speech noting both British and American pronunciation variants.
Here, a few hand-selected texts with listening links:
Love’s Philosophy
https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/10510/category/3578/
Listen to the poem spoken by Tom O’Bedlam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaM2a-Yz-gA
Listen to Quilter’s setting by the incomparable Dame Janet Baker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3CDDaMAoQk
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
https://www.ipasource.com/blow-blow-thou-winter-wind-10563.html
Listen to Bryn Terfel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdtsRTTw1jE
The Faithless Shepherdess
https://www.ipasource.com/the-faithless-shepherdess.html
Listen to Barbara Bonney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPiuVgY-NvM
Go, Lovely Rose
https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/10509/category/3578/
Listen to Mark Stone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A93rs_a7pjs
View our complete collection of Roger Quilter texts:
Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/q/quilter-roger-1877-1953.html