A Child Asleep

Song TitleA Child Asleep (Search)
Composer(s):Sir Edward Elgar
Author(s):Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Author Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Angels; Asleep; Blessing; Children; Clouds; Contentment; Dark; Dreamers; Dreaming; Dreams; Falling Asleep; Gardens; Glory; Hearts; Heaven; Innocence; Lullaby; Music; Musing; Peace; Ringing; Silent; Singing; Sleeping; Slumber; Soft; Spirits; Stars; Summer; Sun; Vision; Voices; Words; Young
First LineHow he sleepth (Search)
Average Duration3:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1909 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=3240
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/c/cf/IMSLP554677-PMLP894264-Elgar_A_Child_Asleep.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/3z6bzbRJImMkJrSitQTdAy
Difficulty LevelHS; College (Search)
Range: D4 - Eb5 (Search)
Original KeyEb Major (Search)
Dedicated ToAnthony Goetz (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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