Poet: Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837)
Source: The Poet’s Echo
Date of Composition: 1965 (Aug. 23)
Publication: Faber Music Ltd., 1967*
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately Difficult
Subject: Satan is taken with an angel.
Range: C4 – G5
Tessitura: A4 – D#5
Tempo: Agitato; 2/2
Duration: 01:56
Vocal Characteristics: Chromatic semi-tone phrases; leaps of ascending sevenths in sequence; a few longer phrases; employs the full range;
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Aggressive octave motivic figures between hands juxtaposed with slow, ethereal chords;
Additional Comments: *Translations in the Faber by Pears Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC1123