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On the brow of Richmond Hill
Song Title
On the brow of Richmond Hill (
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Composer(s):
Henry Purcell
Author(s):
Thomas d'Urfey
Keyword(s) & Features:
Beauties
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Beauty
;
Beloved
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Bright
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Brows
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Charming
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Cities
;
Comparing
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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 Line
On the brow of Richmond Hill (
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Average Duration
1:30 (
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Year of composition
1692 (
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Link to English Text Online
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16126
Musical Form
Through-composed (
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Original Language
English (
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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 Level
HS (
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Catalog Designation
Z 405 (
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Range:
Eb4 - Gb5 (
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Original Key
Ab Major (
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Notes
Benjamin Britten wrote a piano realization of this piece. (
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Contributor
JEM (
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