The encounter
| Song Title | The encounter (Search) |
| Composer(s): | John Ireland |
| Author(s): | A. E. Housman (Alfred Edward) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Soldiers; Content; Crossing; Dead; Drunk; Encounters; Fighting; Hearts; Lands; Leagues; Leaving; Living; Looking; Lost; Marching; Meeting; Men; Military; Redcoats; Sky; Soldiers; Sounds; Streets; Telling; Treading; Wars; Wishing; World |
| First Line | The street sounds to the soldiers' tread (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1920 - 1921 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8372 |
| Larger Work | The Land of Lost Content (Search) |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/9/9c/IMSLP285796-SIBLEY1802.21576.053d-39087012051266score.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5WQzv12UZFXwkc7s01I1HH |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | The Land of Lost Content, no. 5 (Search) |
| Range: | G4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C Major (Search) |
| Notes | Text from AE Housman's A Shropshire Lad (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |