The Cloths of Heaven
Song Title | The Cloths of Heaven (Search) |
Composer(s): | Rebecca Clarke |
Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (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 Line | Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths (Search) |
Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1920 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | https://poets.org/poem/aedh-wishes-cloths-heaven |
Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Irish Nationalism (Search) |
Original Language | English (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 Level | College (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Medium/High voice |
Range: | B3 - F5 (Search) |
Original Key | A Minor (Search) |
Dedicated To | Gervase Elwes (Search) |
Recommended Printed Source | https://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7189082--clarke-r-song-album (Search) |
Contributor | JC (Search) |