The hare
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava| Song Title | The hare (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Sir Arthur Bliss |
| Author(s): | Walter De la Mare |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Animals; Black; Children's Song; Ears; Encounters; Fields; Fleeing; Ghosties; Ghosts; Green; Hares; Magical; Moon; Moonlight; Mysticism; Nibbling; Night; Rabbits; Whispering; Witch-hares |
| First Line | In the black furrow of a field I saw an old witch-hare this night (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1921 (Search) |
| Larger Work | Three Romantic Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Range: | E4 - G#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | B Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Patrick Mahony (Search) |
| Notes | From de la Mare's Songs of Childhood (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Nine songs for voice and piano; Novello, catalogue number 17 0309 09 (Search) |