Poet: William Blake (1757-1827)
Source: The Red Cockatoo & other songs
Date of Composition: 1935 (Mar. 2)
Publication: Faber Music Limited © 1994
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: Seeds of bitterness grow and destroy
Range: C#3– F#4
Tessitura: A3 – D4
Tempo: Allegro moderato; 4/4
Duration: 02:55
Vocal Characteristics: Declamatory; dynamic variety; chromatic ascending lines
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Detached, aggressive, syncopated, eighth and sixteenth rhythms; triplet stirring in bass clef with counter melody in treble clef