The Massacre of Glencoe
Song Title | The Massacre of Glencoe (Search) |
Composer(s): | Ludwig van Beethoven |
Author(s): | Walter Scott |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Harpist; Cruelty; Deceit; Deer; Eagles; Ernes; Flames; Glencoe; Harpists; Harps; Hospitality; Massacres; Melodies; Midnight; Mountains; Murder; Nets; Revenge; Stags; Steel; Strings; Swords; Treachery; Woods |
First Line | Oh! tell me, Haper, wherefore flow (Search) |
Average Duration | 4:45 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1810 - 1813 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=102183 |
Larger Work | 25 Irish Songs (Search) |
Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Member of the Tory establishment and the Highland Society; Victorian (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/b/bb/IMSLP311532-PMLP106767-5._The_Massacre_of_Glenco.pdf |
Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5cfYgzFTPAuCibX3fExPdF?si=hMBjxyGES3megfX84rcueA |
Catalog Designation | WoO 152 no. 5 (Search) |
Range: | E4 - E5 (Search) |
Original Key | A minor (Search) |
Premiered By | (Search) |
Other instrumentation and voice | Voice, piano, violin, violoncello (Search) |