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The Valse - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project

Song Title	The Valse - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search)
Composer(s):	H. Leslie Adams
Composer Underrepresented Group	African-American; POC; Black (Search)
Author(s):	Paul Laurence Dunbar
Author Underrepresented Group	African-American; POC; Black (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features:	Addressee: Dancer; Addressee: Lover; Air; Beauty; Beloved; Brains; Brinks; Calling; Circling; Clocks; Confusion; Curls; Dancers; Dances; Dancing; Dreamy; Eyes; Faces; Falling; Fire; Fleeting; Frames; Frenzy; Gay; Glancing; Good Night; Hair; Hearts; Inspiring; Joyous; Ladies; Leaves; Life; Light; Love; Low; Melody; Metaphor: Moments as Leaves; Moments; Movement; Moving; Music; Musical Instruments; Musicians; Night; Parting; Pausing; Personification: Violin; Placing; Playing; Pleading; Prayers; Refractory; Roses; Sad; Separation; Sinking; Skipping; Slow; Smiles; Soft; Sounds; Speeding; Stairs; Steps; Strains; Striking; Sure; Sweet; Swift; Teardrops; Thrilling; Throbbing; Tremulous; Tripping; Up-tempo; Viols; Waltzes; Weary; Whirling
First Line	When to sweet music my lady is dancing (Search)
Average Duration	4:45 (Search)
Year of composition	1981 (Search) Circa
Link to English Text Online	https://libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar/poetry/459
Larger Work	Three Dunbar Songs (Search)
Original Language	English (Search)
Audio Source	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1aq7i3SI6Y
Catalog Designation	No. 1 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composer	Medium/High voice
Range:	C4 - G5 (Search)
Recommended Printed Source	Classical Vocal Reprints (Search)
Sources Cited	African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search)
Contributor	Dr. Louise Toppin; GTM (Search)
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