Poet: Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891)
Source: Les Illuminations
Date of Composition: 1939 (pre Jun. 3)
Publication: Boosey & Hawkes, 1944
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately difficult
Subject: A hymn to Pan’s son.
Range: D4 – A5
Tessitura: F4 – F#5
Tempo: Allegretto, un poco mosso; 2/4 (voice), 6/8 (piano)
Duration: 02:06
Vocal Characteristics: Duple against triplet accompaniment; high lying phrases; lengthy melisma that is just off of unison with the piano
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Triplet figures against voice duples; eighth note repetitive chords with jumps out of chord position; counter melody in right hand
Additional Comments: *The dedicatee is Wulff Scherchen.
*From the Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC867