On the brow of Richmond Hill

Song TitleOn the brow of Richmond Hill (Search)
Composer(s):Henry Purcell
Author(s):Thomas d'Urfey
Keyword(s) & Features: Beauties; Beauty; Beloved; Bright; Brows; Charming; Cities; Comparing; Courts; Crowning; Cynthia; Divine; England; Europe; Eyes; Faces; Fields; Flowers; Gliding; Green; Hills; In Vain; Landscapes; London; Lovely; Meadows; Nature; Pleasure; Pride; Richmond; River Thames; Shining; Silver; Summer; Views; Wonders
First LineOn the brow of Richmond Hill (Search)
Average Duration1:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1692 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16126
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/2/2f/IMSLP218070-SIBLEY1802.20988.5ce9-39087009848609score.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/78Oy6rZg55iPfPcukBCo7U?si=k36YLCSiQsixSN6U31g8-A
Difficulty LevelHS (Search)
Catalog DesignationZ 405 (Search)
Range: Eb4 - Gb5 (Search)
Original KeyAb Major (Search)
NotesBenjamin Britten wrote a piano realization of this piece. (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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