Sonnet 55 (Shakespeare)
Laurence Hughes

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Additional Information

This is a setting of Shakespeare's Sonnet 55 - 'Not marble, nor the gilded monuments of princes...' for baritone and piano/small orchestra.

Tags

Shakespeare; sonnet; baritone; art song

Details

Year
Score file
sonnet55.pdf
Minutes
2