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Night
Song Title
Night (
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Composer(s):
Benjamin Britten
Composer Underrepresented Group
LGBTQ+ (
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Author(s):
Ronald Duncan
Keyword(s) & Features:
Barking
;
Beaches
;
Beloved
;
Bloody
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Brevity of Life
;
Bullying
;
Cats
;
Creeping
;
Dreaming
;
Dreams
;
Dying
;
Fear
;
Fleeting
;
Hands
;
Hounds
;
Impermanence
;
Jowls
;
Lapping
;
Light
;
Living
;
Love
;
Lovers
;
Lying
;
Metaphor: Night as Cat
;
Metaphor: Night as Hounds
;
Metaphor: Night as Lover
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Metaphor: Night as Place
;
Night
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Personification: Waves
;
Places
;
Saucers
;
Seeking
;
Sleeping
;
Surf
;
Time of Day
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Waves
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Years
First Line
Night is no more than a cat which creeps (
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Average Duration
1:45 (
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Year of composition
1944 - 1945
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Link to English Text Online
https://www.lieder.net/lieder/assemble_texts.html?SongCycleId=1578
Larger Work
Three Songs from This Way to the Tomb (
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Original Language
English (
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Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/0sG1giLVQdRKzBOftatubV
Catalog Designation
No. 3 (
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Voice part suggested by composer
Medium voice
Range:
C4 - F5 (
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Notes
From the incidental music to the play This Way to the Tomb. (
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Recommended Printed Source
https://www.halleonard.com/product/48011080/evening-morning-night
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Sources Cited
http://www.brittensongdatabase.com/browse/by-ability-level/moderate/night.html
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Contributor
GTM (
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