O come, o come, my dearest
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava| Song Title | O come, o come, my dearest (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Thomas Augustine Arne |
| Author(s): | William Pritchard |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Applying; Atoms; Blending; Blooming; Breath; Coming; Dearest; Dying; Gales; Healing; Healing Power of Love; Imploring; Intimacy; Invitations; Joy; Kisses; Lips; Love; Murmurs; Phaeton; Souls; Spring; Sweets; Thousand |
| First Line | O come, o come, my dearest (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1736 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=112113 |
| Larger Work | Fall of Phaeton (masque) (Search) |
| Musical Form | Binary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/42/IMSLP224668-PMLP98161-arne_6_songs_v_pf.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MLNHSJWf98 |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/o-come-o-come-my-dearest/ |
| Range: | D4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Notes | The Fall of Phaeton is also a painting by Rubens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_of_Phaeton_(Rubens)#/media/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_The_Fall_of_Phaeton_(National_Gallery_of_Art).jpg (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
