La lettre
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava| Song Title | La lettre (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Louis Aubert |
| Author(s): | Henri Barbusse |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Absence; Caresses; Clocks; Closeness; Closing; Distance; Dreaming; Dreams; Eyes; Falling Asleep; Fevers; Fingers; Furniture; Hearing; Hearts; Lamplights; Lamps; Laughing; Letters; Light; Lips; Listening; Longing; Love; Memories; Memory; Names; Night; Past; Personification: Furniture; Personification: Heart; Poor; Sleep; Sleeping; Sobbing; Soft; Sounds; Sweetness; Ticking; Voices; Waiting; Writing |
| First Line | Je t'écris et la lampe écoute (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1900 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=2205 |
| Larger Work | Douze Chants (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Score Source | https://imslp.org/wiki/La_lettre_(Aubert%2C_Louis) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | C#4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Dedicated To | G. Lacouloumere (Search) |