The lads in their hundreds
| Song Title | The lads in their hundreds (Search) |
| Composer(s): | George Butterworth |
| Author(s): | A. E. Housman (Alfred Edward) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Barns; Brave; Bright; Carts; Chaps; Death; Departing; Dying; Elbows; Fairs; Farewell; Fellows; Fields; Fortunate; Friendly; Girls; Glory; Graves; Handsome; Hearts; Honor; Honoring; Hundreds; Lads; Leaving; Liquor; Ludlow; Men; Mills; Old; Remembering; Returning; Soldiers; Staring; Talking; Towns; Wars; Wishing; Youth |
| First Line | The lads in their hundreds to Ludlow come in for the fair (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1911 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8383 |
| Larger Work | Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/1/19/IMSLP239744-SIBLEY1802.22632.9eb4-39087011299221score.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/4JP0I3MVsYufmgN3Yt51I6 |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/the-lads-in-their-hundreds/ |
| Catalog Designation | Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad, no. 5 (Search) |
| Range: | C#4 - E5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F# Major (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |