Jane Seymour

Song TitleJane Seymour (Search)
Composer(s):Libby Larsen
Composer Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Author(s):Jane Seymour
Author Underrepresented GroupWoman (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 LineRight trusty and Well-Beloved (Search)
Average Duration2:45 (Search)
Year of composition 2000 (Search)
Larger WorkTry Me, Good King (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Audio Source https://libbylarsen.com/works/try-me-good-king-last-words-of-the-wives-of-henry-viii
Catalog DesignationNo. 3 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerSoprano
Range: F4 - Ab5 (Search)
Premiered ByMeagan Miller, soprano and Brian Seger, piano; Juilliard Theatre, New York City; January19, 2003 (Search)
Commissioned ByMarilyn Horne Foundation (Search)
NotesThe 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 Sourcehttps://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7079924--larsen-try-me-good-king (Search)
Sources Citedhttps://libbylarsen.com/index.php?contentID=241&resourceID=1371 (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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