Katherine of Aragon
| Song Title | Katherine of Aragon (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Libby Larsen |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Katherine of Aragon |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Husband; Addressee: King Henry VIII; Beseeching; Commending; Daughters; Dear; Death; Desiring; Devout; Dying; England; Fathers; Forcing; Forgiving; God; Health; Hours; Husbands; Katherine; King Henry VIII; Kings; Lords; Love; Mary; Musical Quotation: In darkness let me dwell (Dowland); Pardoning; Praying; Queens; Remembering; Souls; Tender; Trouble; Vowing |
| First Line | My most dear Lord, King, and Husband (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2000 (Search) |
| Larger Work | Try Me, Good King (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://libbylarsen.com/works/try-me-good-king-last-words-of-the-wives-of-henry-viii |
| Catalog Designation | No. 1 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
| Range: | F4 - A5 (Search) |
| Premiered By | Meagan Miller, soprano and Brian Seger, piano; Juilliard Theatre, New York City; January19, 2001 (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Marilyn Horne Foundation (Search) |
| Notes | The text is taken from the final letters and gallows speeches by the first five wives of King Henry VIII. John Dowland's lute song "In darkness let me dwell" is woven into the music. (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | https://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7079924--larsen-try-me-good-king (Search) |
| Sources Cited | https://libbylarsen.com/index.php?contentID=241&resourceID=1369 (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |