Periods
Folk song
Traditional songs from the British Isles, America and elsewhere, passed down by ear before anyone wrote them down. The melodies are simple enough to learn and sing together.
8 recordings
Jean-François Millet
The Little Shepherdess, 1868–72
Recordings
8 recordings, by composer
Traditional (English), arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Holst Singers, Stephen Layton
Traditional (Scottish), arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Holst Singers, Stephen Layton, Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Traditional (Auvergne), arr. Joseph Canteloube.
Véronique Gens (soprano), Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 1 (British Isles): The Salley Gardens
Traditional (Irish), arr. Benjamin Britten.
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano)
Traditional (English).
The King's Singers
In stiller Nacht (14 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 34: No. 8)
Traditional (German), arr. Johannes Brahms.
RIAS Kammerchor, Marcus Creed
Traditional (English), arr. Benjamin Britten.
Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Traditional (American), arr. Bob Chilcott.
The King's Singers