Poet: Walter de la Mare (1873-1956)
Source: Tit for Tat
Date of Composition: 1931
Publication: Faber Music Limited © 1969
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: Loss of a child
Range: Eb4– Eb5
Tessitura: F4 – Bb4
Tempo: Rather fast; 2/2
Duration: 01:10
Vocal Characteristics: Modified strophic form; short phrases; approachable melody; some chromatic alterations
Piano Difficulty Level: Moderate
Accompaniment Characteristics: Churning eighth notes; sections of sustained chords; some down-beat syncopation
Additional Comments: Accompaniment was originally written for string quartet