Little Sir William
| Song Title | Little Sir William (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Traditional |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bodies; Books; Children; Death; Doors; Dying; Easter; Eight; Folk Song; Grammar; Green; Hearts; Holidays; Home; Knocking; Little; Morning; Mothers; One Octave or Less; Pain; Pitying; Playing; Plays; Prayers; Praying; Reading; Schools; Sheets; Slaying; Somerset; Sons; Stories; Story; Water; Weeping; Wide; William; Wives |
| First Line | Easter day was a holiday (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1941 - 1942 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=17217 |
| Larger Work | Folk Songs Volume 1: British Isles (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/complete-folksong-arrangements-sheet-music/7863141 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/1qMc3xt7LBu5QCGcdXsNgV |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Folk Songs Vol. 1, no. 2 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | F4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | William Mayer (Search) |
| Premiered By | Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano; November 26, 1941 (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in medium key (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |