This Night

Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava

Song TitleThis Night (Search)
Composer(s):Sir Arthur Bliss
Author(s):W.H. Davies
Keyword(s) & Features: Alone; Brooding; Crying; Darkness; Dead; Death; Grieving; Highgate Wood; Life; Loneliness; Lovers; Moods; Moon; Night; Owls; Pleading; Questioning; Shadows; Shivering; Skeletons; Stars; Why
First LineThis night, as I sit here alone (Search)
Year of composition 1923 (Search) rev. 1972
Larger WorkThree songs (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Catalog DesignationNo. 2 (Search)
Range: C4 - G5 (Search)
Original KeyC minor (Search)
Dedicated ToElizabeth Poston (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceNine songs for voice and piano; Novello, catalogue number 17 0309 09 (Search)
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