Absence
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn MatavaSong Title | Absence (Search) |
Composer(s): | Hector Berlioz |
Author(s): | Théophile Gautier |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Absence; Beloved; Bitter; Country; Crimson; Desires; Distance; Fate; Flowers; Hamlets; Harsh; Hearts; Hooves; Horses; Kisses; Life; Longing; Love; Missing; Mountains; Nature; Night; Returning; Separation; Smiles; Space; Summer; Sun; Towns; Unhappiness; Valleys |
First Line | Reviens, reviens, ma bien aimée (Search) |
Average Duration | 5:00 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1840 - 1943 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=108829 |
Larger Work | Les nuits d'été (Search) |
Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Parnassianism; Romanticism (Search) |
Original Language | French (Search) |
Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/4e/IMSLP25058-PMLP56273-Berlioz_-_Les_nuits_d’été_(voice_and_piano).pdf |
Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/42n29KCJplRLLIpexCMvIl |
Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/absence-2/ |
Catalog Designation | Op. 7 no. 4 (H 85) (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Mezzo-soprano or Tenor |
Range: | C#4 - F#5 (Search) |
Original Key | F# Major (Search) |
Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |