Here are some English song group ideas, but I'm not sure if they all match your year requirements:
Argento: Six Elizabethan Songs (Barbara Bonney has the world premier recording on her album, Sallie Chisum Remembers Billy the Kid)
Bernstein: I Hate Music! La Bonne Cuisine (in English)
Quilter: 3 William Blake Songs, Op. 20 (short but pretty) 7 Elizabethan Lyrics Shakespeare Songs
Barber: Hermit Songs (on same Bonney album)
Bolcom: Cabaret Songs (4 volumes)
I'm sure there are many more that I'm not thinking of. Good luck! Karen Paulson
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