Poet: Ronald Duncan (1914-1982)
Source: The Red Cockatoo & other songs
Date of Composition: 1945 (Oct. – Nov.)
Publication: Faber Music Limited © 1994
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: A tribute to a man’s birth.
Range: Db4 – G#5
Tessitura: A4 – E5
Tempo: Allegro moderato; 3/4
Duration: 01:04
Vocal Characteristics: Dotted eighth and triplet syncopations; two descending seventh intervals; a few sustained F#5s
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Parallel ascending, repetitive thirds, with syncopated left hand
Additional Comments: Meter shifts from 3/4 to 4/4