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Mother and Child is a song cycle for soprano and piano composed in 1918 by John Ireland (1879–1962). It consists of settings of eight poems by Christina Rossetti (1830–94), from her collection Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book (1872, 1893).

A typical performance takes about 10 minutes. The songs are:

1. "Newborn"
2. "The Only child"
3. "Hope"
4. "Skylark and Nightingale"
5. "The Blind Boy"
6. "Baby"
7. "Death Parting"
8. "The Garland"

References

1. "List of works – J to M". The John Ireland Trust. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
2. John Ireland: Mother and Child, cycle of 8 songs for voice & piano at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
3. "Texts to Mother and Child: Song Cycle by John Ireland". The LiederNet Archive. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
4. Mother and Child (song cycle): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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