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: A patriotic hymn.
Range: C4 – G5
Tessitura: F4 – F5
Tempo: Slowly moving; 6/8
Duration: 02:31
Vocal Characteristics: Pretty, flowing melody; traditional Irish rhythms; leaps of sixths to F5; descending sixteenth notes; a few high-lying phrases
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Undulating sixteenths in both hands; right hand becomes triplets against the left hand sixteenths;
Additional Comments: Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC1069