Civet à Tout Vitesse (Rabbit at Top Speed)
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory ZavrackySong Title | Civet à Tout Vitesse (Search) |
Title in English | Rabbit at Top Speed (Search) |
Composer(s): | Leonard Bernstein |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+; 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 Line | Lorsque on sera très pressé; When you have a sudden guest, or you're in an awful hurry (Search) |
Average Duration | 1:15 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1947 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://foodandwinemavens.blogspot.com/2013/03/emile.dumont-leonard.bernstein-la.bonne.cuisine.francaise.Manuel.economique.html |
Larger Work | La Bonne Cuisine (Search) |
Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
Original Language | French (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 Level | College (Search) |
Range: | B3 - E5 (Search) |
Original Key | E minor (Search) |
Dedicated To | Jennie Tourel (Search) |
Premiered By | Marion Bell (Search) |
Notes | Also set to an English text by Bernstein. Requires an advanced level of musicianship and the ability to sing patter (Search) |
Recommended Printed Source | Boosey and Hawkes, “Leonard Bernstein Song Album” (Search) |