Bonny at Morn (2nd version)

Song TitleBonny at Morn (2nd version) (Search)
Composer(s):Benjamin Britten (arr.)
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Traditional
Keyword(s) & Features: Animals; Bairns; Beds; Birds; Bonny; British; Children; Corn; Countryside; England; English; Folk Song; Harps; Lads; Lasses; Life; Meadows; Morning; Mothers; Nature; Nests; Night; Pastoral; Sheep; Trout
First LineThe sheep's in the meadows (Search)
Average Duration3:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1976 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16482
Larger WorkEight Folksong Arrangements (Search)
Musical FormStrophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/8-Folksong-Arrangements-High-Voice-Harp/617447
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/1qWaN4NKqEQbmdMi9UXsuC?si=5K7pRGElRgKKx-I3QJBC9g
Difficulty LevelMasters/YA (Search)
Catalog DesignationEight Folksong Arrangements, no. 4 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerHigh voice
Range: Eb4 - F5 (Search)
Original KeyF minor (Search)
NotesAlso available in medium key. Originally for voice and harp, but arranged for voice and piano by Colin Matthews (Search)
Other instrumentation and voiceVoice and harp (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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