Melancholy
| Song Title | Melancholy (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Sir Eugene Goossens |
| Author(s): | John Fletcher |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Animals; Arms; Bats; Beauty; Bells; Bones; Chained; Contrast: Silence vs. Sound; Dainty; Delights; Eyes; Fleeting; Folly; Fountains; Fowl; Gloomy; Groans; Groves; Humans; Life; Looks; Lovely; Loving; Melancholy; Midnight; Moonlight; Mortifying; Mute; Nature; Night; Owls; Passion; Personification: Moonlight; Personification: Passion; Piercing; Short; Silenced; Sounds; Stretching; Sweet; Tongues; Vain; Valleys; Wise |
| First Line | Hence, all you vain delights, (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1920 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.bartleby.com/101/216.html |
| Larger Work | Three Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 26 no. 2 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | D4 - E5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Eb minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Bertram Binyon (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Eugene Goossens, Three Songs, Op. 26, Recital Publications, Huntsville, TX (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |