He promised me at parting
| Song Title | He promised me at parting (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Author(s): | William Smyth |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Anticipation; Asking; Blooming; Blossoms; Blowing; Breezes; Changing Seasons; Cities; Closeness; Contentment; Couples; Dear; Dermot; Desires; Disappearing; Duet; Faith; Far; Finding; Flowers; Gifts; Gold; Gowns; Great; Home; Impatience; Leaving; London; Looking; Love; Meaning; Meeting; Nature; Norah; Obligation; Parting; Promises; Returning; Reunions; Roaming; Roses; Seeing; Separation; Silk; Spring; Stores; Sure; Together; Towns; Treasures; Trust; Waiting; Wanting |
| First Line | He promised me at parting (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1812 - 1813 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=25695 |
| Larger Work | 12 Irish Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Whiggism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/e/e2/IMSLP53180-PMLP106771-Beethoven_Werke_Breitkopf_Serie_24_No_258_12_Irische_Lieder_WoO_154.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/26itZlEp54Dvt8kbndZoTj?si=CaDEvNAUSAaBeIQEoS8Ljw |
| Catalog Designation | WoO 154 no. 12 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano and Tenor |
| Range: | Soprano: D4; Tenor: G3 - Soprano: G5; Tenor: G4 |
| Original Key | Bb Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | (Search) |
| Notes | Poet was a Cambridge history professor (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | 2 voices, piano, violin, violoncello (Search) |
| More Than One Voice? | Duet (Search) |
| Contributor | AL (Search) |