Jane Seymour
Song Title | Jane Seymour (Search) |
Composer(s): | Libby Larsen |
Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
Author(s): | Jane Seymour |
Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Almighty; Beloved; Delight; Dying; England; God; Goodness; Greeting; Jane; Joy; King Henry VIII; Musical Quotation: Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming (Praetorius); Princes; Queens; Red; Roses; Three; Trust; White |
First Line | Right trusty and Well-Beloved (Search) |
Average Duration | 2:45 (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. 3 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
Range: | F4 - Ab5 (Search) |
Premiered By | Meagan Miller, soprano and Brian Seger, piano; Juilliard Theatre, New York City; January19, 2003 (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. Michael Praetorius's lute song "Lo, how a Rose e're blooming" 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=1371 (Search) |
Contributor | JEM (Search) |