WALTER C. MACFARREN

Walter Cecil Macfarren (1826–1905) was in London, the younger brother of one of the leading Victorian composers, George Alexander Macfarren. He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey and sang at Queen Victoria’s coronation. He had thoughts of becoming an artist, taking lessons in painting, but entered the Royal Academy of Music, studying the pianoforte and composition. He became a sub-professor of the pianoforte and was on the staff of the Royal Academy fifty-seven years. Macfarren was musical critic for the ‘Queen’ newspaper from 1862 until his death. He was chiefly concerned with teaching the piano and had some distinction as a conductor. He suffered from weak eyesight, but did not become totally blind, as did his brother. He composed many small pianoforte pieces and choral works, including two church services and many part-songs. He wrote no large-scale choral or dramatic works and wrote only a limited amount of orchestral music.

All are mixed chorus with one exception; some contain divisi.

SET	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
	Bells across the sea		Frederick E. Weatherly	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Cradle Song		William Cox Bennett	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Dainty Love		William Wager	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Go, Pretty Birds		Thomas Heywood	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Good Night, Good Rest		Shakespeare	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Harvest Song		Camilla Dufour Crosland	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Love’s Heigh Ho		Samuel Daniel	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Lovers’ Parting		Thomas Middleton	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	More Life		Alice Cary	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Morning Song		Allan Cunningham	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Night, Sable Goddess!		Edward Young	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	O Lady, Leave Thy Silken Thread		Thomas Hood	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Seasons: Autumn		Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Seasons: Spring		Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Seasons: Summer		Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Seasons: Winter		Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Shepherd All, and Maidens Fair		John Fletcher	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Summer song		William Cox Bennett	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Swallow, Swallow, Hither Wing		William Cox Bennett	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Sweet Content		Thomas Dekker	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Sweetest Melancholy		John Fletcher	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Curfew Bell		Longfellow	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Fairies		William Allingham	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The two stars		Frederick E. Weatherly	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	You Stole My Love		Anthony Munday	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing