Shena Van
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Shena Van (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Amy Marcy Beach |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | William Black |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beloved; Blue; Dear; Eyes; Faithfulness; Folk Song; Hearts; Hills; Longing; Scenes; Scotland; Singing; Snow; Soft; Together; Traveling; True; Wandering; Wishing |
| First Line | Her eyes are dark and soft and blue (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1904 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=2663 |
| Larger Work | Four Songs, Op. 56 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/2/27/IMSLP359616-PMLP580741-AMCBeach_Shena_Van,_Op.56_No.4_lowvoice.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/1enyqOan1HwNVlt3XXS3eJ |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 99 no. 2 (Search) |
| Range: | A3 - D5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C Major (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Da Capo Press, “Amy Beach, Twenty-Three Songs” (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Also available with violin obbligato (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |