To an Isle in the Water (Shy One)
| Song Title | To an Isle in the Water (Shy One) (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Ellen Mandel |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman; Jewish (Search) |
| Author(s): | William Butler Yeats |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Candles; Dishes; Escaping; Firelight; Flying; Hearts; Hoping; Isles; Love; Lovers; Moving; Pensive; Rabbits; Romance; Shy; Shyness; Water; Yearning |
| First Line | Shy one, shy one, shy one of my heart (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2007 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=17582 |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Irish Literary Revival; Romanticism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | http://ellenmandel.com/ |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNb_Px0ueqc |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/Young Artist (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium/High voice |
| Range: | C#4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | B Minor (Search) |
| Premiered By | Todd Almond and Ellen Mandel (Search) |
| Notes | William Butler Yeats[a] (1865–1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature, and a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival. A founder of the Abbey Theatre (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | http://ellenmandel.com/ (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | also available arranged by the composer for voice, violin, and piano (Search) |