Nocturne
| Song Title | Nocturne (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Marion Eugénie Bauer |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman; Jewish (Search) |
| Author(s): | Emilie Frances Bauer |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman; Jewish (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Blossoms; Children; Death; Freedom; Harvest; Leaving; Life; Metaphor: Spring as Youth; Metaphor: Winter as Old Age; One Octave or Less; Rest; Seasons; Snow; Souls; Spring; Strife; Time; Together; Toil; Winter; Youth |
| First Line | Ah, go not while Spring is in the blossom, too young is life! (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1910 (Search) Circa |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium/Low voice |
| Range: | C#4 - C#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Eb Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Maurice Renaud (Search) |
| Premiered By | Violet Ellis (Search) |
| Notes | Poet is composer's older sister. This song was originally a setting of a text by Herbert French, but was published with text by Emelie Frances Bauer. Published in 1912 by G. Schirmer with another song "The Last Word." (Search) |
| Sources Cited | http://www.marionbauer.org/; https://lits.mtholyoke.edu/; (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM , Jennifer Erickson (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | Weber State University (Search) |