Poet: Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973)
Source: Cabaret Songs
Date of Composition: 1937 (5 May)
Publication: Cabaret Songs; Faber Music 1980
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately difficult
Subject: My lover Johnny went away.
Range: F3 – C6
Tessitura: F4 – E5
Tempo: no tempo indication; C
Duration: 03:43
Vocal Characteristics: Range spans over two-and-a-half octaves, and requires frequent jumps from one end of the range to another; multi-sectioned; requires strong actor
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Multi-styles which demand multiple techniques
Additional Comments: Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC828