It was a lover and his lass
| Song Title | It was a lover and his lass (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Roger Quilter |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | William Shakespeare |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Birds; Carol; Carpe Diem; Corn; Country; Double Entendre; Fields; Flowers; Folks; Hey Noni Noni; Joy; Lasses; Life; Lovers; Lying; Pastoral; Prime; Relaxation; Rye; Spring; Time |
| First Line | It was a lover and his lass (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1919 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=14870 |
| Larger Work | Five Shakespeare Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Elizabethan poetry and drama (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/8/86/IMSLP89683-PMLP183787-FiveShakespeareSongs.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/0X6gBl9gmLeATl5DCWx3SF?si=rrpxChrfRWCWQtugOmf5-A |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/it-was-a-lover-and-his-lass-13/ |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 23 no. 3 (Search) |
| Range: | F4 - Ab5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Ab Major (Search) |
| Notes | From As you like it (Search) |
| More Than One Voice? | Duet (Published 1919) (Search) |