Cradle song
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava| Song Title | Cradle song (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Sir Arnold Bax |
| Author(s): | Padraic Colum |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beckoning; Blue; Caring; Cold; Coming; Covering; Cradle Song; Cradles; Fields; Floors; Half-doors; Lullaby; Mantles; Mary; Mavoureen (My darling); Men; Peering; Smoke; Soft; Songs; Treading |
| First Line | O men from the fields (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1922 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=3962 |
| Larger Work | Three Irish Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Mezzo-soprano |
| Range: | Eb4 - Gb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Eb Major (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Recital Publications, Ed. No. 702 (Search) |