A Charm
| Song Title | A Charm (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Thomas Randolph |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Abusing; Aching; Addressee: Baby; Barking; Bodies; Boiling; Burning; Cerberus; Charms; Cruel; Daring; Erinyes; Eternity; Fire; Furies; Greek mythology; Heads; Hearts; Lakes; Lashing; Lullaby; Mythology; Nightmares; Peaceful; Quaking; Quiet; Rhadamanthus; Serpents; Sleeping; Snakes; Threatening; Tisiphone; Ugly; Waking; Whipping |
| First Line | Quiet! Sleep! (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1947 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=13203 |
| Larger Work | Charm of Lullabies (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.worldcat.org/title/charm-of-lullabies-op-41-for-mezzo-soprano-and-piano/oclc/255111 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/0HwYoe5GTgiJmYaPFKJ6hb?si=jX06U-AEQa6hXkYUL6ghMg |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 41 no. 4 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Mezzo-soprano |
| Range: | D4 - E5 (Search) |
| Original Key | D minor (Search) |
| Premiered By | Nancy Evans, mezzo soprano & Felix de Nobel, piano; January 3, 1951 (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |