The Wedding-Day

Song TitleThe 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 LineWhat virgin or shepherd in valley or grove (Search)
Average Duration4:15 (Search)
Year of composition 1916 (Search) Circa
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://tinyurl.com/hookweddingday
Musical FormStrophic (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (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 LevelHS (Search)
Range: C4 - A5 (Search)
Original KeyF Major (Search)
NotesThese lyrics appear in Act 1 of the "Musical Entertainment" entitled The Romp, sung by the character Priscilla Tomboy. (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceReliquary of English Song, Vol. 2 (Search)
ContributorSHK (Search)
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