There's none to soothe
Song Title | There's none to soothe (Search) |
Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Author(s): | Traditional |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Alone; Breasts; Charming; Cheering; Closing; Dark; Dear; Despair; Eyes; Folk Song; Gloom; Grief; Grieving; Joy; Lamenting; Lighting; Lonely; Lost Love; Love; Mourning; Mute; Rest; Scotland; Scottish; Sharing; Soothing; Souls; Voices; Waking; Warming |
First Line | There's none to soothe my soul to rest (Search) |
Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1945 - 1946 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=17075 |
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/76Vti6nj5Xrs0K385q3yr2 |
Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
Catalog Designation | Folk Songs vol. 3 no. 2 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
Range: | Db4 - F5 (Search) |
Original Key | Db 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) |
Contributor | JEM (Search) |