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Song TitleFileuse (Search)
Composer(s):Benjamin Britten (arr.)
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Traditional
Keyword(s) & Features: Accordions; Alone; Charming; Folk Song; France; French; Growing Old; Love; Mountains; Nonsense words; Old; One Octave or Less; Passage of Time; Sheep; Shepherdesses; Shepherds; Singing; Single; Songs; Spinners; Talking; Thinking; Young
First LineLorsque j'étais jeunette (Search)
Average Duration1:45 (Search)
Year of composition 1942 (Search)
Larger WorkFolk Songs Volume 2: France (Search)
Musical FormStrophic (Search)
Original LanguageFrench (Search)
Score Source https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/complete-folksong-arrangements-sheet-music/7863141
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/3dnktJWTSRubwILFRklVY6
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationFolk Songs Vol. 2 no. 3 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerHigh voice
Range: D4 - D5 (Search)
Original KeyG Major (Search)
Dedicated ToArnold and Humphrey Gyde (Search)
Premiered BySophie Wyss, soprano; Gerald Moore, piano; March 25, 1943 (Search)
NotesAlso available in medium key (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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