Title: Birthday Song
Poet: Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Source: A Birthday Hansel, op. 92
Date of Composition: 1975
Publication: Not published
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: A celebration of a friend.
Range: D4 – Ab5
Tessitura: B4 – D#5
Tempo: March-like; 2/2
Duration: 01:20
Vocal Characteristics: Jumpy; consistent leaps over a Perf. 5th; rhythm is not that difficult; high lying phrases
Piano Difficulty Level: n/a
Accompaniment Characteristics: Chordal tremolos, interspersed with active arpeggios and scales; control of dynamic very important
Additional Comments: Meter changes quite often; there is no arrangement for piano and the harp part is not published therefore piano difficulty has been left blank