Poet: Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973)
Source: Our Hunting Fathers
Date of Composition: 1936 (May 13 – Jul. 23)
Publication:
Voice Difficulty Level: Difficult
Subject: Multi-layered poetic imagery.
Range: G3 – Ab5 (B3 – Ab5)
Tessitura: G4 – E5
Tempo: Slow like a recitative; C
Duration:
Vocal Characteristics: Recitative-like; requires pitch and rhythmic independence; complex rhythms that follow textual flow
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Orchestral reduction requiring multiple layers of techniques