London Pieces


London Pieces is a set of three pieces for piano solo composed in 191720 by John Ireland.
A performance of all three pieces takes about 11½ minutes. Their titles are:
  1. Chelsea Reach
  2. Ragamuffin
  3. Soho Forenoons
Chelsea is an affluent area in central London, bounded to the south by the River Thames. A reach is a stretch of water. Chelsea Reach is the portion of the River Thames by Chelsea.
A :wikt:ragamuffin|ragamuffin is a street urchin.
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, and part of London's West End. The forenoon is the morning.