The night piece
Song Title | The night piece (Search) |
Composer(s): | Roger Quilter |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Author(s): | Robert Herrick |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Lover; Admiring; Biting; Comforting; Dark; Elves; Eyes; Fire; Glow-worms; Glowing; Helping; Inviting; Julia; Light; Longing; Moon; Nature; Night; Pouring; Silver; Slumber; Snakes; Souls; Sparks; Stars; Traveling; Wooing; Worms |
First Line | Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee (Search) |
Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1905 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=25030 |
Larger Work | To Julia (Search) |
Musical Form | Modifed strophic (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/6/62/IMSLP321919-SIBLEY1802.22778.ef3d-39087013804515score.pdf |
Audio Source | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=25030 |
Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
Catalog Designation | Op. 8 no. 4 (Search) |
Range: | A3 - F5 (Search) |
Original Key | A minor (Search) |
Dedicated To | Gervase Elwes (Search) |
Premiered By | Gervase Elwes, tenor and Roger Quilter, piano (Search) |
Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
Other instrumentation and voice | Arranged for voice and piano quintet (Search) |
Contributor | JEM (Search) |