There's none to soothe

Song TitleThere's none to soothe (Search)
Composer(s):Benjamin Britten (arr.)
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (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 LineThere's none to soothe my soul to rest (Search)
Average Duration1:45 (Search)
Year of composition 1945 - 1946 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=17075
Larger WorkFolk Songs Volume 3: British Isles (Search)
Musical FormStrophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/complete-folksong-arrangements-sheet-music/7863141
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/76Vti6nj5Xrs0K385q3yr2
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationFolk Songs vol. 3 no. 2 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerHigh voice
Range: Db4 - F5 (Search)
Original KeyDb Major (Search)
Dedicated ToJoan Cross (Search)
Premiered ByPeter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano; September 27, 1945 (Search)
NotesAlso available in medium key (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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