Sonnetto XXX
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Jacquelyn Matava| Song Title | Sonnetto XXX (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Michelangelo Buonarroti |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Lover; Alone; Beauty; Blind; Blindness; Blushing; Born; Bosoms; Breath; Burdens; Carrying; Cold; Dedication; Expression of Love; Eyes; Feet; Flying; Heaven; Illuminating; Infatuation; Lame; Light; Love; Lovely; Metaphor: Addressee as Sun; Metaphor: Speaker as Moon; Moon; Moving; Pale; Seeing; Sonnet; Spirits; Sun; Sweet; Thoughts; Warm; Weather; Will; Wings; Words |
| First Line | Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1940 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=11372 |
| Larger Work | Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo (Search) |
| Original Language | Italian (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3TUlORFSYryMnl9hMDCa9n?si=KYlJRUHVTYGJiXCgIry4kg |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 22 no. 3 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Tenor |
| Range: | D3 - B4 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Peter Pears (Search) |
| Notes | Premiered September 23, 1942, London; Peter Pears, tenor; Britten, piano (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM , N'Keiya Hagins (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | Georgia Southern University (Search) |