The Grunchin' Witch

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Song TitleThe Grunchin' Witch (Search)
Composer(s):John Woods Duke
Author(s):Jessica Jackson
Author Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Bogs; Children's Song; Covens; Devils; Ditches; Drums; Eyes; Fantasy; Hags; Hair; Halloween; Horns; Invitations; Lairs; Lurking; Midnight; Moors; Nonsense words; Pigs; Screaming; Slinking; Snoring; Spooky; Wind; Witches
First LineA-down the wind she comes (Search)
Average Duration1:45 (Search)
Year of composition 1924 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=16488
Larger WorkTwo poems by Jessica Jackson (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://www.worldcat.org/title/songs-of-john-duke-for-high-voice-and-piano/oclc/53110956&referer=brief_results
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/7fsEyXRfuvRZuW9kuIE1Rv
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium voice
Range: B3 - G5 (Search)
Original KeyC minor (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceG Schirmer, “Songs of John Duke” (Search)
ContributorSHK (Search)
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