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What the Bullet sang
Song record
peer reviewed
by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky
Song Title
What the Bullet sang (
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Composer(s):
Celius Dougherty
Author(s):
Bret Harte
Keyword(s) & Features:
American Civil War
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Answering
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Battles
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Battling
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Bliss
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Bold
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Bullets
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Cold
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Contrast: Joy vs. Sadness
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Creation
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Death
;
Despair
;
Faces
;
Flying
;
Free
;
Grace
;
Grief
;
Guns
;
Hands
;
Hiding
;
Irony
;
Joy
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Killing
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Kisses
;
Knowing
;
Losing
;
Love
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Metaphor: Bullet as lover
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Metaphor: Victim as lover
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Personification: Bullet
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Power
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Rapture
;
Sadness
;
Shooting
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Singing
;
Smoke
;
Space
;
Sun
;
Sweethearts
;
True Love
;
Wars
;
Weapons
;
Winning
First Line
O joy of creation, (
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Link to English Text Online
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=755881
Original Language
English (
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Score Source
https://www.classicalvocalrep.com/products/Celius-Dougherty-30-Art-Songs-in-Original-Keys-for-Medium-High-Voic-313695.html
Difficulty Level
College (
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Range:
Db4 - F5 (
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Original Key
Bb Minor (
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Recommended Printed Source
G Schirmer, “Celius Dougherty - 30 Art Songs in Original Keys” (
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Contributor
GTM (
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