A collection of 19 partsongs for unaccompanied SATB by British composers writing in the first half of the twentieth century. There are a variety of pieces, from settings of simple beauty to more opulent works that are rich in chromaticism and sonority.

Contents:

Bainton: In the wilderness
Delius: The splendour falls on castle walls
Farrar: To daffodils
Finzi: My spirit sang all day
Finzi: I praise the tender flower
Finzi: Haste on, my joys!
Armstrong Gibbs: Devotion
Holst: This have I done for my true love
Holst: Dream Tryst
Howells: The Scribe
Ireland: The hills
Moeran: Love is a sickness
Murrill: O mistress mine
Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs
Vaughan Williams: Silence and Music
Walker: Soft music
Warlock: The spring of the year