A History of the Thé Dansant

Song Cycle by Richard Rodney Bennett (1936 - 2012)

1. Foxtrot
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
The briefest card my dear we are leaving
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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , "Foxtrott", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. Slow Foxtrot
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Lacquer bows to bleu marine
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3. Tango
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Let us invent marble and five o’clock
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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , "Tango", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Total word count: 359