The Towing Path

The Towing Path is a piece for piano solo composed in 1918 by John Ireland.[1]

A performance takes about 4 minutes.[2][3]

A towing path is a road or track on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway. Its purpose is to allow a land vehicle, beasts of burden, or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge.

  1. ^ "List of works – T to Y". The John Ireland Trust. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ John Ireland: The Towing Path, for piano at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ The Towing Path (Ireland, John): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project