Poet: anon.
Source: Our Hunting Fathers
Date of Composition: 1936 (May 13 – Jul. 23)
Publication:
Voice Difficulty Level: Difficult
Subject: Messalina has lost her only thing of value.
Range: G3 – Bb5 (Bb3 – Bb5)
Tessitura: D4 –F5
Tempo: Slowly moving; C
Duration:
Vocal Characteristics: Phrases begin high and descend; long phrases at a slow tempo
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Orchestral reduction requiring multiple layers of techniques