Dorothy Pilling - Collected Songs

The collected songs of Dorothy Pilling, a much loved figure in the Mancunian musical world, known to generations of young pianists for her imaginative piano teaching pieces. Most of these songs (in all there are seven solos and two duets) were composed in the 1930s, though two are much more recent. Eight of the songs (including Alfreda Hodgson's encore favourite, Three Jolly Gentlemen) have just piano accompaniement, though the vivacious setting of Jenny Kiss'd Me has a delicious obbligato for recorder or oboe.

Published in score only. Illustrations by Dorothy Bradford  

Contents (click links to hear professional recordings via YouTube):

Colours
Nod
Weathers
Three Jolly Gentlemen
The Splendour Falls
Silver Point
February
England
Jenny Kiss'd Me