The Cloths of Heaven

Song TitleThe Cloths of Heaven (Search)
Composer(s):Rebecca Clarke
Composer Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Author(s):William Butler Yeats
Keyword(s) & Features: Blue; Cloth; Dark; Devotion; Dimming; Dreams; Embroidery; Feet; Gold; Heaven; Hoping; Idols; Lights; Lovers; Loving; Metaphor: Dreams as Currency; Night; Poor; Prayers; Religion; Silver; Spreading; Treading; Under; Wanting
First LineHad I the heaven's embroidered cloths (Search)
Average Duration2:15 (Search)
Year of composition 1920 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://poets.org/poem/aedh-wishes-cloths-heaven
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsIrish Nationalism (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source http://www.petruccilibrary.us/linkhandler.php?path=files/imglnks/music_files/PMLUS00209-Clarke_(R)_2_Yeats_Songs.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/0M50u5TSIz23mcoPT8KM0c?si=aH5iqN5NRSK6ozlV51Qi6w
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/the-cloths-of-heaven-2/
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium/High voice
Range: B3 - F5 (Search)
Original KeyA Minor (Search)
Dedicated ToGervase Elwes (Search)
Recommended Printed Sourcehttps://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7189082--clarke-r-song-album (Search)
ContributorJC (Search)
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