Poet: Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
Source: Volume 4: Moore’s Irish Melodies
Date of Composition: 1957
Publication: Boosey & Co., Ltd., 1960
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: Memory of a lost love.
Range: Eb4 – G5
Tessitura: Eb4 – Eb5
Tempo: Very slow; 9/8
Duration: 02:21
Vocal Characteristics: Legato, exposed phrases; requires rhythmic and pitch security; elegant ascending phrases to G5;
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Left hand drone; syncopated, right hand chords with reach spanning over an octave; offset sixteenth/eighth pattern in right hand
Additional Comments: Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC1067