The lamplighter

Song TitleThe lamplighter (Search)
Composer(s):Roger Quilter
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Robert Louis Stevenson
Keyword(s) & Features: Children; Excitement; Ladders; Lamps; Lanterns; Lighting; Lucky; Maria; Night; Nostalgia; Rich; Sky; Songs; Streets; Sun; Tea; Tom; Windows; Youth
First LineMy tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky (Search)
Average Duration1:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1914 (Search) Published
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=15294
Larger WorkFour Child Songs (Search)
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/6/6e/IMSLP189881-SIBLEY1802.9227.4f06-39087013823010score.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/7EfhErBhYqfVvYZAk2FURM?si=YNlNVtXRQPKNjo-zT9V-Qg
Difficulty LevelHS (Search)
Catalog DesignationFour Child Songs, no. 2 (Search)
Range: Eb4 - Bb5 (Search)
Original KeyEb Major (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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