This volume contains the complete, original sheet music for Cecil
Forsyth's "Variations from the Nursery Rhyme Old King Cole", a classical
music composition for voice and piano using the words of various
traditional English nursery rhymes. Set to classical music, these
classic children's songs have been transformed into moving pieces to be
enjoyed by listeners of all ages. Cecil Forsyth (1870 - 1941) was an
English composer and musicologist. He played the viola in various
orchestras in London after attending the University of Edinburgh and the
Royal College of Music, where he studied together with Hubert Parry and
Charles Villiers Stanford. He is best remembered for his operas
"Westward Ho!" and "Cinderella", as well as the choral ballad "Tinker,
Tailor". This sheet music is perfect for those with an interest in
learning and playing classical piano music, and it is not to be missed
by fans and collectors of Forsyth's seminal work. Many vintage books
such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are
republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete
with a specially commissioned new introduction and biography of the
composer.