Poet: Britten’s source is not identified
Source: Nursery Rhymes
Date of Composition: 1927 (Jan.)
Publication: manuscript; not available for performance
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately Easy
Subject: About the crooked man
Range: D4 – Eb5
Tessitura: G4 – C5
Tempo: not indicated; 2/2
Duration: 00:25
Vocal Characteristics: Descending phrases; repeated eighth-notes; syllabic setting
Piano Difficulty Level: Easy
Accompaniment Characteristics: Sparse at beginning; becomes more involved towards end with sixteenth and eighth rhythms