The Sailor's song (High on the giddy bending mast)
| Song Title | The Sailor's song (High on the giddy bending mast) (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Franz Joseph Haydn |
| Author(s): | Anne Hunter |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Blasts; Boats; Britain; Cannons; Death; Fearless; Foes; Gales; Giddy; Glory; High; Hostile; Joy; Masts; Oceans; Raging; Rattling; Roaring; Rolling; Ropes; Sailing; Sailors; Sails; Seamen; Seas; Seeking; Songs; Vessels; Water; Weather; Whistling |
| First Line | High on the giddy bending mast (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1794 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8576 |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/e/eb/IMSLP292750-SIBLEY1802.17441.707a-39087012010452score.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5qwjifANik8efLs5JyQeYs |
| Catalog Designation | Hob. XXVIa No. 31 (Search) |
| Range: | E4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | A Major (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |