The Plough Boy
| Song Title | The Plough Boy (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Traditional |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Butlers; Chariots; Charming; Cities; Coffers; Courts; Cowboys; Ears; Elections; Empty; Filling; Flaxen; Folk Song; Footmen; Forgetting; Great; Growing Up; Joking; Jolly; Lace; Legs; Masters; Men; Merry; Opposing; Parliament; Ploughboys/Ploughmen; Pockets; Polls; Saucy; Simple; Speeches; Stewards; Strutting; Trades; Votes; Voting; Whistling; Working |
| First Line | A flaxen-headed cowboy (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1945 - 1946 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16933 |
| Larger Work | Folk Songs Volume 3: 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/23ndQzxvhrSMVPNyFTTMOX |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Folk Songs vol. 3 no. 1 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | D4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Bb Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Joan Cross (Search) |
| Premiered By | Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano; September 27, 1945 (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in medium key (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |