Marine

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Song TitleMarine (Search)
Composer(s):Benjamin Britten
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Arthur Rimbaud
Author Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Brambles; Breaking; Change; Chariots; Circles; Copper; East; Ebb; Flowing; Foam; Forests; Illuminations; Imagery; Jetties; Light; Motion; Movements; Nature; Piers; Pillars; Power; Seascapes; Ships; Silver; Steel; Streams; Stumps; Tides; Water; Whirlpools
First LineLes chars d'argent et de cuivre (Search)
Average Duration1:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1939 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=23033
Larger WorkLes Illuminations (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsSymbolism (Search)
Original LanguageFrench (Search)
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/5gVDUBcqAIUl1c4XBr6grq
Catalog DesignationOp. 18 no. 5 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerSoprano or Tenor
Range: E4 - Bb5 (Search)
Original KeyA Major (Search)
Premiered BySophie Wyss (Search)
Recommended Printed Sourcehttps://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Benjamin-Britten-Les-Illuminations/5558 (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
Other instrumentation and voiceVoice and strings (Search)
ContributorGTM (Search)
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