Poet: Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803-1849)
Source: The Red Cockatoo & other songs
Date of Composition: 1942 (Apr. 4)
Publication: Faber Music Limited © 1994
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately Difficult
Subject: If it will ease the pain of your loss, meet your love again in death
Range: D4 – A5
Tessitura: A4 – G5
Tempo: Allegretto (con moto); 2/2
Duration: 02:14
Vocal Characteristics: Expansive phrases; descending triads in parallel Maj. and min. keys; sustained A5 with decrescendo
Piano Difficulty Level: Moderate
Accompaniment Characteristics: Consistent eighth-notes in one or both hands; follows parallel Maj. and min. chords as in the vocal line