It was a lover and his lass

Song TitleIt was a lover and his lass (Search)
Composer(s):Gerald Finzi
Author(s):William Shakespeare
Keyword(s) & Features: Birds; Carol; Carpe Diem; Corn; Country; Double Entendre; Fields; Flowers; Folks; Hey Noni Noni; Joy; Lasses; Life; Lovers; Lying; Pastoral; Prime; Relaxation; Rye; Spring; Time
First LineIt was a lover and his lass (Search)
Average Duration2:45 (Search)
Year of composition 1940 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=14870
Larger WorkLet us garlands bring (Search)
Musical FormStrophic (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsElizabethan poetry and drama (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Collected-Songs-medium-low-voice-piano/2013933
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/7zku2VBUmdpit60YsMUlg3?si=jncWQmy9QV2uuI-PddTq8Q
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/it-was-a-lover-and-his-lass-12/
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationOp. 18 no. 5 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerBaritone
Range: A3 - E5 (Search)
Original KeyE Major (Search)
Dedicated ToRalph Vaughan Williams (Search)
NotesFrom As you like it (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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