Sail on, sail on
| Song Title | Sail on, sail on (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Thomas Moore |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Adventures; Bark; Blowing; Boats; Calm; Cold; Dark; Death; False; Folk Song; Hearts; Hopes; Ireland; Irish; Leaving; Men; One Octave or Less; Rocking; Sad; Sailing; Sails; Seas; Shores; Smiling; Space; Surfaces; Sweet; Tempests; Traveling; Water; Wind; World |
| First Line | Sail on, sail on, thou fearless bark (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1957 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=17799 |
| Larger Work | Folk Songs Volume 4: Moore's Irish Melodies (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Romanticism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/complete-folksong-arrangements-sheet-music/7863141 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/1cz2fuqdj1enrZsGtJs8lk?si=ECG1-FhjRiWl8BgJgtZqtw |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Folk Songs vol. 4 no. 2 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | F4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Anthony Gishford (Search) |
| Premiered By | Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano; April 23, 1957 (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in medium key (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |