Why so pale and wan?
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava| Song Title | Why so pale and wan? (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Thomas Augustine Arne |
| Author(s): | Sir John Suckling |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Attaining; Destructive Love; Dull; Encouragement; Friendship; Giving Up; Lovers; Lovesick; Mute; Pale; Prevailing; Prithee; Pursuing; Questions; Quitting; Speaking; Unrequited Love; Wan; Wooing |
| First Line | Why so pale and wan, fond lover? (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=15468 |
| Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://books.google.com/books/about/Reliquary_of_English_Song_Series_2_1700.html?id=Y6kQAAAAYAAJ |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Bass |
| Range: | G2 - D4 (Search) |
| Original Key | A minor (Search) |
| Notes | Poet invented the game of Cribbage (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Reliquary of English Songs, Vol. 2 (Search) |