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Façade is a series of poems by Edith Sitwell (1887-1964), best known as Façade – An Entertainment in which the poems are recited over instrumental accompaniment by William Walton (1902-1983). Two of the best known numbers -- Fanfare and Scotch Rhapsody -- were arranged by Robert O’Brien for the USMA Band at West Point and published as a set by Oxford University Press.