Come you not from Newcastle?

Song TitleCome you not from Newcastle? (Search)
Composer(s):Benjamin Britten (arr.)
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Traditional
Keyword(s) & Features: Bays; Bonny; Folk Song; Free; Horses; Leaving; Lovers; Loving; Newcastle; Questioning; Questions; Riding; Speeding; Together; True Love; Wondering
First LineCome you not from Newcastle (Search)
Average Duration1:15 (Search)
Year of composition 1945 - 1946 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16900
Larger WorkFolk Songs Volume 3: British Isles (Search)
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/complete-folksong-arrangements-sheet-music/7863141
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/6FNqSv7u7J8YbvdRUcZjwe
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationFolk Songs vol. 3 no. 7 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerHigh voice
Range: D4 - G5 (Search)
Original KeyF Major (Search)
Dedicated ToJoan Cross (Search)
Premiered ByPeter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano; February 21, 1946 (Search)
NotesAlso available in medium key (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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