The Tar's Sheet Anchor
Song Title | The Tar's Sheet Anchor (Search) |
Composer(s): | William Reeve |
Author(s): | J. C. Cross |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Adventures; Anchors; Battles; Bravery; Bullets; Cannons; Danger; England; Guns; Hammocks; Hope; Howling; Metaphor: Hope as Anchor; Nationalism; Pride; Seas; Sleep; Stormy; Strangers; Tars; Tempests; Thunder; Wars; Watches; Youth |
First Line | In early youth to fear a stranger (Search) |
Year of composition | 1796 (Search) Circa |
Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=536887 |
Musical Form | Strophic (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Score Source | https://books.google.com/books/about/Reliquary_of_English_Song_Series_2_1700.html?id=Y6kQAAAAYAAJ |
Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Bass or Bass-Baritone |
Range: | G2 - D4 (Search) |
Original Key | C Major (Search) |
Notes | From a musical play called "The Charity Boy" (Search) |
Recommended Printed Source | Reliquary of English Song, Vol. 2 (Search) |
Contributor | SHK (Search) |