Bonny at Morn
Song Title | Bonny at Morn (Search) |
Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Author(s): | W. G. Whittaker |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Animals; Bairns; Beds; Birds; Bonny; British; Children; Corn; Countryside; England; English; Folk Song; Guitars; Lads; Lasses; Life; Meadows; Morning; Mothers; Nature; Nests; Night; Pastoral; Sheep; Trout |
First Line | The sheep's in the meadows (Search) |
Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1956 - 1958 (Search) Circa |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16482 |
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/0mBOvGnGO09iRP85BWlrtz?si=MQstEaqqT3m9uVN4BqS9qw |
Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
Catalog Designation | Folk Songs Vol. 6 no. 5 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
Range: | F4 - G5 (Search) |
Original Key | G minor (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) |