I will give my love an apple

Song TitleI will give my love an apple (Search)
Composer(s):Benjamin Britten (arr.)
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):H. E. D. and Ralph Vaughan Williams Hammond
Keyword(s) & Features: Beloved; British; Cores; Devoted; Doors; England; English; Folk Song; Giving; Guitars; Heads; Hearts; Houses; Keys; Lovers; Metaphor; Mind; Palaces; Unlocking
First LineI will give my love an apple without e'er a core (Search)
Average Duration1:45 (Search)
Year of composition 1956 - 1958 (Search) Circa
Larger WorkFolk Songs Volume 6: England (Search)
Musical FormStrophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Britten-Benjamin-Folksong-Arrangements-vol-6-high-voice-guitar/602260
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/60U8kOfF2SkgzmP0etPGIa?si=gxNqy38US8qyiY7TbpILfQ
Difficulty LevelCollege; Masters/YA (Search)
Catalog DesignationFolk Songs Vol. 6 no. 1 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerHigh voice
Range: C4 - E5 (Search)
Original KeyA minor (Search)
Premiered ByPeter Pears, tenor; Julian Bream, guitar; May 6, 1956 (Search)
NotesAlso available in medium key. Originally for voice and guitar, but arranged for voice and piano by Richard Walters (Search)
Other instrumentation and voiceVoice and guitar (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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