Ah, love but a day
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Ah, love but a day (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Amy Marcy Beach |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Robert Browning |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Lover; Birds; Changing; Day; Deranged; Dropping; Estrangement; Eyes; Fear; Love; New; Old; Passage of Time; Questioning; Sky; Stopping; Summer; Sun; Surprising; Uncertainty; Upset; Wind; World; Years |
| First Line | Ah, love but a day (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1899 - 1900 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=3249 |
| Larger Work | Three Browning Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Binary (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Victorian (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/7/72/IMSLP75959-SIBLEY1802.12259.d098-39087012075034.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3ze0GTKdx6psVaXeAnf8OU |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/ah-love-but-a-day-5/ |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 51 no. 3 (Search) |
| Range: | Eb4 - A5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Ab Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Browning Society of Boston (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low key (D minor) (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Da Capo Press, “Amy Beach, Twenty-Three Songs” (Search) |