Civet à Tout Vitesse (Rabbit at Top Speed)

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Song TitleCivet à Tout Vitesse (Search)
Title in EnglishRabbit at Top Speed (Search)
Composer(s):Leonard Bernstein
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+; Jewish (Search)
Author(s):Emile Dumont
Keyword(s) & Features: Blood; Boiling; Butter; Cooking; Cutting; Fire; Flour; Food; Hosting; Humorous; Hurrying; Ingredients; Instructions; Liver; Onions; Pepper; Pork; Pots; Rabbits; Recipes; Recommending; Salt; Sauces; Serving; Speed; Stews; Wine
First LineLorsque on sera très pressé; When you have a sudden guest, or you're in an awful hurry (Search)
Average Duration1:15 (Search)
Year of composition 1947 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://foodandwinemavens.blogspot.com/2013/03/emile.dumont-leonard.bernstein-la.bonne.cuisine.francaise.Manuel.economique.html
Larger WorkLa Bonne Cuisine (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageFrench (Search)
Score Source https://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Bernstein-Leonard-Song-Album-medium-voice-piano/599273
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/61VNZPIjNXL7QrbiH7wzWk
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Range: B3 - E5 (Search)
Original KeyE minor (Search)
Dedicated ToJennie Tourel (Search)
Premiered ByMarion Bell (Search)
NotesAlso set to an English text by Bernstein. Requires an advanced level of musicianship and the ability to sing patter (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceBoosey and Hawkes, “Leonard Bernstein Song Album” (Search)
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