O the sight entrancing
Song Title | O the sight entrancing (Search) |
Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Author(s): | Thomas Moore |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Alone; Beams; Beating; Beavers; Blades; Brave; Breath; Brows; Clouds; Dancing; Death; Entrancing; Feathers; Folk Song; Forever; Free; Freedom; Glancing; Hands; Hearts; Honor; Hovering; Ireland; Irish; Lovers; Military; Monarchs; Morning; Patriotism; Piercing; Plumes; Proud; Repeating; Shade; Sight; Soldiers; Songs; Steel; Stone; Swords; Together; Trumpets; Victory; Voices; Walls; Wars; Wind; Wings |
First Line | O the sight entrancing (Search) |
Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1957 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=17067 |
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/3vopslYcOT2S2kLynYHclx?si=EW-LCWIfSVq-Sn1kSUY1Sw |
Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
Catalog Designation | Folk Songs vol. 4 no. 10 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
Range: | C4 - G5 (Search) |
Original Key | C Major (Search) |
Dedicated To | Anthony Gishford (Search) |
Notes | Also available in medium key (Search) |
Contributor | JEM (Search) |