Before the Dawn
| Song Title | Before the Dawn (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Caia Aarup |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Arlo Bates |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Awakening; Blessing; Bliss; Contrast; Dawn; Day; Dying; Ecstasy; Golden; Hallowed; Hearts; Holy; Hushes; Immortal; Kisses; Living; Love; Metaphor: Lover As Morning Star; Morning; Morning star; Nature; Near; Repose; Sun; Sweet; Thinking; Trembling; Waiting |
| First Line | In the hush of the morn before the dawn (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1892 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/e/ee/IMSLP530498-PMLP858114-Before_the_Dawn,_Aarup.pdf |
| Range: | Db4 - Ab5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Ab Major (Search) |
| Notes | Composer and her husband were leaders in the Anthroposophy movement (Search) |
| Contributor | http://arts.ucdavis.edu/faculty-profile/christopher-reynolds (Search) |