Master Kilby
| Song Title | Master Kilby (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Cecil Sharp |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Admiring; Bosoms; Bowing; British; Charming; Choices; Conversations; Crowns; Day; England; English; Fine; Folk Song; Gold; Guitars; Hats; Hearts; Heat; Hope; Kings; Longing; Masters; Nancy; Nests; Painted; Pounds; Rest; Sailing; Shining; Silver; Sun; West; William |
| First Line | In the heat of the day (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1956 - 1958 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16768 |
| Larger Work | Folk Songs Volume 6: England (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (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/5SJyN5JhIuhI0fJHmUnCOD?si=f1UHHykxStep_rl9URCDjg |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Folk Songs Vol. 6 no. 3 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | E4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | A Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Peter Pears, tenor; Julian Bream, guitar; June 17, 1958 (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in medium key. Originally for voice and guitar, but arranged for voice and piano by Richard Walters (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Voice and guitar (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |