Bird Scarer's Song
| Song Title | Bird Scarer's Song (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Traditional |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bill; Birds; Black; Folk Song; Ground; Harps; Humor; Laying; Luke; Masters; Naps; Scaring; Shooing; Shouting; Tom |
| First Line | Shoo all 'er birds you be so black (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1976 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16702 |
| Larger Work | Eight Folksong Arrangements (Search) |
| Musical Form | Binary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/8-Folksong-Arrangements-High-Voice-Harp/617447 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5czeoqg25GMGQhX1lMEGpd?si=Cpf5_pwJQKyGZujb07RJGA |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Eight Folksong Arrangements, no. 8 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | F4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Bb Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Peter Pears, tenor; Osian Ellis, harp; June 17, 1976 (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in medium key. Originally for voice and harp, but arranged for voice and piano by Colin Matthews (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Voice and harp (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |