The Stream in the Valley
| Song Title | The Stream in the Valley (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten (arr.) |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Traditional |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Begging; Cellos; Confessing; Deceiving; Ended Relationships; Folk Song; Grateful; Happiness; Hearts; Leaving; Longing; Love; Loving; Lying; Parting; Sad; Streams; Thanking; Thousand; Troubled; True; Unfaithful; Valleys; Wishing |
| First Line | The stream in the valley (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1946 (Search) Circa |
| Larger Work | Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified 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/1HFUXTI6LvJsPKvpwGRKXU?si=MvVcy8PaTYyaaK1SIeEhQw |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | Eb4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Bb Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Peter Pears, tenor; Maurice Gendron, cello; Benjamin Britten, piano; November 21, 1946 (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in medium key. This set of songs was published posthumously in 2000. (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Voice, cello, and piano (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |