The Crying of Water

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Song TitleThe Crying of Water (Search)
Composer(s):Louis Campbell-Tipton
Author(s):Arthur Symons
Keyword(s) & Features: Addressee: Water; Cries; Crying; Hearts; Listening; Mournful; Mourning; Night; Personification: Heart; Personification: Water; Rest; Restlessness; Sadness; Sand; Seas; Sounds; Understanding; Voices; Water
First LineO Water, voice of my heart (Search)
Average Duration2:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1907 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=19972
Larger WorkFour Sea Lyrics (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsSymbolism (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP238977-SIBLEY1802.15473.3f67-39087011997956crying.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/2C7jodcgkqZifdnjiyZHta (French recording)
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/the-crying-of-water-2/
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationNo. 3 (Search)
Range: F#4 - G#5 (Search)
Original KeyB Major (Search)
NotesAlso set to a French text (Search)
Recommended Printed Sourcehttps://www.classicalvocalrep.com/products/4-Sea-Lyrics-Symons-369189.html?sid=6d859e0799114630e51c829eb4a90168 (Search)
ContributorGTM , Mishelle Cipriani (Search)
Contributor Affiliation University of Utah (Search)
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