It Was a Lover and His Lass
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | It Was a Lover and His Lass (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Henry Clough-Leighter |
| Author(s): | William Shakespeare |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Birds; Carol; Carpe Diem; Cornfields; Courting; Double Entendre; Flowers; Joy; Lasses; Lovers; Loving; Pastoral; Relationships; Relaxation; Rings; Singing; Spring; Young Love; Youth |
| First Line | It was a lover and his lass (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1906 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=14870 |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Elizabethan poetry and drama (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://imslp.org/wiki/Special:ReverseLookup/185335 |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yATFBtlgzCQ |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/it-was-a-lover-and-his-lass-7/ |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 19 (Search) |
| Range: | D4 - A5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Notes | From Act V, scene iii of the play, “As You Like It.” Clough-Leighter omits the second and fourth stanzas. Also available in the low key, Eb major, with a range of Bb3-G5 (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | American Art Songs of the Turn of the Century; ISBN 0-486-26749-0 (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM , Mishelle Cipriani (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | University of Utah (Search) |