The Wedding-Day
Song Title | The Wedding-Day (Search) |
Composer(s): | James Hook |
Author(s): | Anonymous |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Bells; Blushing; Bosoms; Breezes; Brides; Brooks; Cheeks; Companions; Corydon; Dew; Eglantine; Engagements; Envy; Groves; Happiness; Hearts; Honey; Kisses; Lips; Love; Moonlight; Pipes; Primroses; Shepherds; Singing; Smiles; Songs; Speaking; Valleys; Villages; Violets; Virgins; Vows; Weddings; Years |
First Line | What virgin or shepherd in valley or grove (Search) |
Average Duration | 4:15 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1916 (Search) Circa |
Link to English Text Online | https://tinyurl.com/hookweddingday |
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 |
Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRjAbyTKyDo |
Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
Range: | C4 - A5 (Search) |
Original Key | F Major (Search) |
Notes | These lyrics appear in Act 1 of the "Musical Entertainment" entitled The Romp, sung by the character Priscilla Tomboy. (Search) |
Recommended Printed Source | Reliquary of English Song, Vol. 2 (Search) |
Contributor | SHK (Search) |