The Lincolnshire Poacher
Song Title | The Lincolnshire Poacher (Search) |
Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Author(s): | Traditional |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Apprentices; Boys; British; Companions; Deer; Delight; England; English; Fighting; Folk Song; Gentlemen; Hares; Hunting; Lincolnshire; Masters; Neighbors; Night; Poaching; Rabbits; Seasons; Selling; Serving; Seven; Shining; Shoulders; Snares; Stories; Story; Success; Woods; Wrestling; Years |
First Line | When I was bound apprentice in famous Lincolnshire (Search) |
Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1951 - 1959 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16838 |
Larger Work | Folk Songs Volume 5: 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/76vYwyADzD5Q3Tr0Cwc0cs?si=BlLlEFRyTUaCvt2-s0UZvQ |
Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
Catalog Designation | Folk Songs Vol. 5 no. 3 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
Range: | E4 - G5 (Search) |
Original Key | C Major (Search) |
Premiered By | Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano; June 22, 1959 (Search) |
Notes | Also available in medium key (Search) |
Contributor | JEM (Search) |