Poet: Traditional*
Source: Volume 3: British Isles
Date of Composition: 1946 (pre. Feb. 21)
Publication: Boosey & Co., Ltd., 1947
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: A plough boy dreams of being a great man.
Range: C4 – F5
Tessitura: Bb4 – F5
Tempo: Quick and gay; 2/2
Duration: 02:03
Vocal Characteristics: Many phrases start on F5; Large descending leaps; bouncy melody; many leaps of thirds;
Piano Difficulty Level: Moderate
Accompaniment Characteristics: Quarter note chords throughout in either hand; whistle-like melody in the right hand
Additional Comments: Meter changes; Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC970