Poet: Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
Source: Volume 4: Moore’s Irish Melodies
Date of Composition: 1957
Publication: Boosey & Co., Ltd., 1960
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: Revenge on the murderers of war.
Range: D4 – F#5
Tessitura: F#4 – D5
Tempo: Fast and fierce; 3/4
Duration: 01:05
Vocal Characteristics: Quarter notes with running eighth-notes throughout; leap of a min. 7th at the end of each verse; eighth-note interval figures vary
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Left hand changes register frequently; 32nd-note grace notes in the right hand; running eighths in the left had with chordal, right hand accompaniment
Additional Comments: Optional ending back to F#5; Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC1063