Ecstasy
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Ecstasy (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Amy Marcy Beach |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Amy Marcy Beach |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Lover; Beloved; Breasts; Bright; Comfort; Composer is Poet; Contentment; Dear; Dreaming; Ecstasy; Fading; Flowers; Flying; Free; Gliding; Life; Love; Passion; Rapture; Resting; Safety; Seas; Sorrow; Storms; Sunshine; Together; Tranquil |
| First Line | Only to dream among the fading flowers (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1893 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://ks4.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/9/91/IMSLP361248-PMLP583388-AMBeach_3_Songs,_Op.19_No.2_lowvoice.pdf |
| Larger Work | Three Songs, Op. 19 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/9/91/IMSLP361248-PMLP583388-AMBeach_3_Songs,_Op.19_No.2_lowvoice.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/54ab71TrP7BZL8xX04zt12 |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 37 no. 2 (Search) |
| Range: | Bb3 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Db Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Mrs. Carl Alves (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in high key (Eb Major) here: https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.200187255.0/?sp=2 (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Da Capo Press, “Amy Beach, Twenty-Three Songs” (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Voice, Violin or Flute, and Piano (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |