The Bonny Earl o' Moray
| Song Title | The Bonny Earl o' Moray (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Traditional |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bonny; Castles; Death; Dying; Earls; Folk Song; Forbidding; Funerals; Gallant; Gloves; Green; Highlands; Kings; Ladies; Love; Lowlands; Mourning; Murder; One Octave or Less; Playing; Queens; Rings; Scotland; Scottish; Slaying; Stories; Story; Towns |
| First Line | Ye Hielands and ye Lowlands (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1941 - 1942 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16640 |
| 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/6GCnyLHqDMGhrGIXGfE5A2 |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Folk Songs Vol. 1, no. 3 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | G4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Eb minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Mildred Titley (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) |