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) |