Hymn
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Hymn (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Dominick Argento |
| Author(s): | Ben Jonson |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Diana; Admiring; Blessing; Bows; Breathing; Bright; Chairs; Chaste; Crystal; Cynthia; Day; Diana; Earth; Envious; Evening; Fair; Flying; Goddesses; Heaven; Hesperus; Hunters; Hunting; Hymn; Light; Moon; Night; Pearls; Prayers; Queens; Quivers; Shade; Shining; Silver; Sleep; Sun; Worshipping |
| First Line | Queen and huntress, chase and fair (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1957 - 1958 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8960 |
| Larger Work | Six Elizabethan Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Elizabethan poetry and drama (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | http://www.boosey.com/cr/sheet-music/Dominick-Argento-Collected-Song-Cycles-high-voice-piano/38756 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3v2XWzCV949JvOvBbRqU2k |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Six Elizabethan Songs, no. 6 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | D#4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | D major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Nicholas Di Virgilio (Search) |
| Premiered By | Nicholas Di Virgilio, tenor; David Burge, piano (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low key (Bb Major) (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Boosey and Hawkes (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | High voice, flute, oboe, violin, cello, harpsichord (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |