Overlooking the river
Song Title | Overlooking the river (Search) |
Composer(s): | Gerald Finzi |
Author(s): | Thomas Hardy |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Animals; Banks; Beams; Birds; Changing Seasons; Crossbows; Crystal; Curves; Eight; Flowers; Flying; Gazes; Gleaming; Golden; Green; Hens; Honeybees; June; Kingcups; Landscapes; Marigolds; Morning; Nature; Overlooking; Rivers; Seasons; Summer; Swallows; Turning; Wet |
First Line | The swallows flew in the curves of an eight (Search) |
Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1940 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=7198 |
Larger Work | Before and after Summer (Search) |
Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Score Source | http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Collected-Songs-medium-low-voice-piano/2013933 |
Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3LCsirS0cyYTwp9FD1HldU?si=77u8SXIwS72bx6Thlui9eQ |
Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
Catalog Designation | Op. 16 no. 4 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Baritone |
Range: | D4 - Eb5 (Search) |
Original Key | Eb Major (Search) |
Contributor | JEM (Search) |