The Lads in their hundreds

Song TitleThe Lads in their hundreds (Search)
Composer(s):Arthur Somervell
Author(s):A. E. Housman (Alfred Edward)
Author Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Barns; Brave; Bright; Carts; Chaps; Death; Departing; Dying; Elbows; Fairs; Farewell; Fellows; Fields; Fortunate; Friendly; Girls; Glory; Graves; Handsome; Hearts; Honor; Honoring; Hundreds; Lads; Leaving; Liquor; Ludlow; Men; Mills; Old; Remembering; Returning; Soldiers; Staring; Talking; Towns; Wars; Wishing; Youth
First LineThe lads in their hundreds to Ludlow come in to the fair (Search)
Average Duration3:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1904 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8383
Larger WorkA Shropshire Lad (Search)
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/fa/IMSLP529227-PMLP181824-ASomervell_A_Shropshire_Lad.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/4e5p4euCTnE257YvFGHm4i?si=fE4K3UTBQr670jVYE4oZOQ
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/the-lads-in-their-hundreds-to-ludlow-come-in-for-the-fair/
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationA Shropshire Lad, no. 10 (Search)
Range: Db4 - F5 (Search)
Original KeyAb Major (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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