The Driftwood Fire
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | The Driftwood Fire (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Marion Eugénie Bauer |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman; Jewish (Search) |
| Author(s): | Katharine Adams |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Answers; Birds; Blessings; Blue; Calling; Caressing; Clear; Confessing; Contrast: Near vs. Far; Creeping; Distance; Dreaming; Dreams; Driftwood; Far; Fire; Flames; Forests; Gleaming; God; Gold; Larks; Leaping; Love; Mists; Nature; Night; Owls; Peace; Personification: Birds; Personification: Nature; Scheming; Shadows; Sleeping; Smoke; Soothing; Stars; Thrilling; Wonder |
| First Line | We made a driftwood fire (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1921 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=109930 |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035646267&view=image&seq=1 |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFZA0YVhuJs |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Range: | E4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low key (Eb Major) (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Arthur P. Schmidt, Co. (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM , Marissa Corston (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | The College of Saint Rose (Search) |