The Deaf Woman's Courtship
| Song Title | The Deaf Woman's Courtship (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Cecil Sharp |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | American; Appalachia; Beginning; Courting; Courtship; Deaf; Duet; Folk Song; Fond; Hearing; Humor; Knitting; Loud; Marrying; Mercy; Old; Questioning; Questions; Smoking; Speaking; Women |
| First Line | Old woman, are you fond of smoking (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:15 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=113507 |
| Larger Work | Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (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/6hPBsHClbIiVT8KXEN81a5?si=Kp9mDktdRlWrhVuWUyapMg |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | Voice 1: Ab4; Voice 2: Ab4 - Voice 1: Eb5; Voice 2: Ab5 |
| Original Key | Ab Major (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in medium key. This set of songs was published posthumously in 2000. (Search) |
| More Than One Voice? | Duet (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |