When I was one-and-twenty

Song TitleWhen I was one-and-twenty (Search)
Composer(s):George Butterworth
Author(s):A. E. Housman (Alfred Edward)
Author Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Advice; Age; Bosoms; Crowns; Fancy; Foolishness; Free; Giving; Guineas; Hearts; In Vain; Innocence; Lessons; Love; Moral; One Octave or Less; Paying; Pearls; Pounds; Rubies; Rue; Selling; Sighs; True; Wise; Young Love; Youth
First LineWhen I was one-and-twenty (Search)
Average Duration1:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1911 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8392
Larger WorkSix Songs from A Shropshire Lad (Search)
Musical FormStrophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/1/19/IMSLP239744-SIBLEY1802.22632.9eb4-39087011299221score.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/7yRU68TvyCYk8ydW0SzswG
Catalog DesignationSix Songs from A Shropshire Lad, no. 2 (Search)
Range: D4 - E5 (Search)
Original KeyE minor (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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