Poet: Alfred Lord Tennyson (1802-1892)
Source: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings
Date of Composition: 1943 (Mar. – Apr.)
Publication: Boosey & Co., Ltd. 1943
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately Difficult
Subject: A bugle cries to close the day.
Range: D4 – Bb5
Tessitura: Ab4 – Eb5
Tempo: Maestoso; 4/4
Duration: 03:07
Vocal Characteristics: Expansive, operatic phrases; aggressive accents and staccato triplet figures; free, recitative-like sections; sustained higher tones including Bb5;
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Off-set, snap rhythms; tremolo; snap rhythms continue, accompanied by octave counter melody; triplet ad lib. movement during cadenza section