Calypso
| Song Title | Calypso (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | W. H. Auden (Wystan Hugh) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Airplanes; Cabarets; Calypso; Cars; Churches; Cigars; Couples; Drivers; Driving; Excitement; Fast; Flying; Grand Central Station; Green; Hands; Humor; Kindness; Love; Lovers; Loving; Meeting; New York City; Noses; Pavement; Persuading; Politicians; Powdering; Powerful; Priests; Rambling; Shining; Songs; Standing; States; Sun; Talking; Tears; Towns; Tra La La; Traffic; Urging; Waiting; Woods |
| First Line | Driver, drive faster and make a good run (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1939 (Search) |
| Larger Work | Cabaret Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/6lJuSuL3Oz2PBae4AeICqM |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Cabaret Songs, no. 4 (Search) |
| Range: | Bb3 - B5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Hedli Anderson (Written for, not dedicated to) (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Britten-Benjamin-Cabaret-Songs-for-Medium-Voice-Piano/616916 (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |