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''Preludes for Piano'' is a set of four short pieces for piano solo composed by John Ireland (18791962) between 1913 and 1915. They were published in the latter year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=The John Ireland Trust )〕 The pieces, with typical timings, are: # ''The Undertone'' (3 minutes) # ''Obsession'' (3 minutes) # ''The Holy Boy'' (composed on Christmas Day 1913; subtitled ''A Carol of the Nativity''; 4 minutes) # ''Fire of Spring'' (2 minutes) ''The Holy Boy'' is one of Ireland's best-known works, along with his setting of the hymn "My Song Is Love Unknown". It has been arranged for a variety of forces. One version is the Christmas carol "Lowly, laid in a manger / With oxen brooding nigh" with words by Herbert S. Brown.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=recmusic.org )〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Preludes for Piano (John Ireland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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