Poet: Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973), attr.*
Source: The Red Cockatoo & other songs
Date of Composition: 1935 (c.Sep. – Nov.)
Publication: Faber Music Limited © 1994
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: Telephone operators message to a lover
Range: C4 – F5
Tessitura: A4 – F5
Tempo: Vivace; C
Duration: 00:43
Vocal Characteristics: Bouncy dotted rhythms, jumpy melody, alternating min.-Maj. 3rds, wordy
Piano Difficulty Level: Moderate
Accompaniment Characteristics: Dotted eighth/sixteenth rhythms, jazz harmonies, hand position changes rapidly
Additional Comments: Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC790