Open the door softly
| Song Title | Open the door softly (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Herbert Hughes (arr.) |
| Author(s): | Dion Boucicault |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Calling; Cracks; Dear; Doors; Ears; Hearing; Lips; Lovers; Mouths; One Octave or Less; Opening; Rendezvous; Secrecy; Soft; Songs; Talking; Telling |
| First Line | Open the door softly (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1924 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=83532 |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.worldcat.org/title/open-the-door-softly/oclc/23154007&referer=brief_results |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | F4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F Major (Search) |
| Notes | From Act I scene ii of Boucicault's play Arrah-na-Pogue (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Published by Enoch & Sons, London, 1924 (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |