I So Liked Spring
| Song Title | I So Liked Spring (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Ellen Mandel |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman; Jewish (Search) |
| Author(s): | Charlotte Mew |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Birds; Birdsong; Change; Different; Hearing; Lost Love; Love; Melancholy; Memory; Nostalgia; Past; Seasons; Spring; Thrushes; Years |
| First Line | I so liked spring last year (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2014 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/i-so-liked-spring/ |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | http://www.ellenmandel.com/products.html |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E61lX5GgaSs |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
| Range: | E4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C Major (Search) |
| Notes | Virginia Woolf called Charlotte Mew "the greatest living poetess," though she is little-known today. She had an extremely difficult life, and wrote powerful poetry. (Search) |
| Sources Cited | http://www.lieder.net/ http://www.ellenmandel.com/products.html (Search) |
| Contributor | Ellen Mandel (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | Mopat Music (Search) |