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Stephen Barchan: Two Songs about Spiders (2010-11, rev. 2015-16/20)

2024-03-28 25 Dailymotion

Mimi Doulton (soprano)
All Saints Church
Peckham, London, UK
19 February 2024

Recording engineer: Jonathan Green
Video: David Wolfin

'Two Songs about Spiders' is a setting of two well-known nursery rhymes for solo soprano: 'Little Miss Muffet' and 'Incey Wincey Spider'. Cast in two movements, the piece lasts approximately three minutes and is dedicated to Jane Manning, who is rather fond of these eight-legged creatures.

© Stephen Barchan

Score available from the British Music Collection.