Poet: Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Source: A Birthday Hansel
Date of Composition: 1975 (21 Mar.)
Publication: 4 Burns Songs
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: Spring has come, but my love is dead.
Range: B#3 – G#5
Tessitura: G4 – D5
Tempo: Slow and free; 3/4
Duration: 02:20
Vocal Characteristics: Expressive, sentimental melody; natural rise and fall of line; descending large leaps
Piano Difficulty Level: Moderate
Accompaniment Characteristics: Smooth chords injected by pedal tones; inner voice motion; unison octave movement between hands
Additional Comments: Scottish Dialect;
*Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC1163