Soldier, won't you marry me?
| Song Title | Soldier, won't you marry me? (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Cecil Sharp |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Affairs; American; Appalachia; Babies; Coats; Drums; Duet; Family; Fifes; Fine; Flirting; Folk Song; Girls; Hats; Humor; Marrying; Questions; Running; Secret; Shoes; Shops; Soldiers; Tailors; Trysts; Wives |
| First Line | Soldier, won't you marry me (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1958 (Search) Circa |
| 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/3xgTkmtKXPsWcUMnHvovda?si=s8oTEoCcSgSsMnNBaRczEw |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | Voice 1: D4; Voice 2: D4 - Voice 1: D5; Voice 2: E5 |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Norma Procter, contralto; Peter Pears, tenor; Benhamin Britten, piano; March 15, 1958 (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) |