Preludes for Piano is a set of four short pieces for piano solo composed by John Ireland between 1913 and 1915.
[1][2][3] The pieces, with typical timings, are: The Holy Boy is one of Ireland's best-known works, along with his setting of the hymn "My Song Is Love Unknown".
It has been arranged for a variety of forces.
One version is the Christmas carol "Lowly, laid in a manger / With oxen brooding nigh" with words by Herbert S.
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