The Shooting of His Dear
| Song Title | The Shooting of His Dear (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | E. J. Moeran |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Apparitions; Appearing; Aprons; Bleeding; British; Countries; Cursed; Dear; Dogs; England; English; Fellows; Folk Song; Ghosts; Grey; Guitars; Guns; Hanging; Heartbreak; Hearts; Home; Jimmy; Killing; Lessons; Lost Love; Murder; Murdering; Polly; Shooting; Stories; Story; Sun; Swans; Tragic; Trials; True Love; Uncles |
| First Line | O come all you young fellows that carry a gun (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=17058 |
| Larger Work | Folk Songs Volume 6: England (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified 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/7pp7PkikS9FxHRUDPHJ2F8?si=QVBQBPcPQBuU67aSQ_2EWg |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Folk Songs Vol. 6 no. 6 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | E4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F# minor (Search) |
| Premiered By | Peter Pears, tenor; Julian Bream, guitar; May 6, 1956 (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) |