Granville Bantock authentic signature 

Granville Bantock’s Five Songs from the Chinese Poets, Series I, composed in 1918. This exquisite song cycle features English translations of classical Chinese poetry by L. Cranmer-Byng, set to music by one of Britain’s most visionary composers. A hallmark of early 20th-century Orientalist art song, this edition includes:

1. The Old Fisherman of the Mists and Waters

2. The Ghost Road

3. Under the Moon

4. The Celestial Weaver

5. Return of Spring

This original publication from J. & W. Chester is printed on high-quality paper, with a vintage art-nouveau style cover design reflective of the era. Ideal for collectors, performers, or researchers of English song, early 20th-century music, or East-West cultural exchange in the arts.