Fairy lullaby

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Song TitleFairy lullaby (Search)
Composer(s):Amy Marcy Beach
Composer Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Author(s):William Shakespeare
Keyword(s) & Features: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Charms; Fairies; Good Night; Harming; Invitations; Ladies; Lullaby; Melodies; Pastoral; Philomel; Singing; Spells; Sweet
First LinePhilomel, with melody sing in our sweet lullaby (Search)
Average Duration2:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1897 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://openliterature.net/2011/10/15/word-of-the-day-philomel/
Larger WorkThree Shakespeare Songs, Op. 37 (Search)
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsElizabethan poetry and drama (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP359781-SIBLEY1802.21338.b2e1-39087014368833book_2.pdf#page=16
Audio Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3PqvTfRRM
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationOp. 37 no. 1 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium/High voice
Range: E4 - F5 (Search)
Original KeyF Major (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceRecital Publications, “Amy Beach, 28 Songs” (Search)
ContributorGTM (Search)
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