Anne Boleyn
| Song Title | Anne Boleyn (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Libby Larsen |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Anne Boleyn |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Accusing; Addressee: Husband; Addressee: King Henry VIII; Anne; Begging; Beheading; Choosing; Christians; Companions; Darling; Dying; Enemies; England; Executions; Good; Innocence; Innocent; Judges; King Henry VIII; Kings; Kissing; Loyal; Mistresses; Musical Quotation: If my complaints (Dowland); Necks; Pleading; Princes; Queens; Remembering; Shame; Trials; Truth; Trying; Wives |
| First Line | Try me, good king (Search) |
| Average Duration | 4:30 (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. 2 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
| Range: | E4 - C6 (Search) |
| Premiered By | Meagan Miller, soprano and Brian Seger, piano; Juilliard Theatre, New York City; January19, 2002 (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 "If my complaints" 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=1370 (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |