Take, o take those lips away

Song TitleTake, o take those lips away (Search)
Composer(s):Amy Marcy Beach
Composer Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Author(s):William Shakespeare
Keyword(s) & Features: Away; Beauty; Bittersweet; Dawn; Day; Eyes; Heartbreak; In Vain; Kisses; Light; Lips; Longing; Love; Lying; Morning; Pleading; Sweet; Taking
First LineTake, O take those lips away (Search)
Average Duration1:45 (Search)
Year of composition 1897 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=18596
Larger WorkThree Shakespeare Songs, Op. 37 (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsElizabethan poetry and drama (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP359781-SIBLEY1802.21338.b2e1-39087014368833book_2.pdf#page=32
Audio Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z45JyAQnwVo
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/take-o-take-those-lips-away-19/
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationOp. 19 no. 2 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium/High voice
Range: E4 - G5 (Search)
Original KeyE minor (Search)
ContributorGTM , Isabella Wallace (Search)
Contributor Affiliation Georgia Southern University (Search)
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