Poet: Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Source: A Birthday Hansel, op. 92
Date of Composition: 1975
Publication: Not published
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately Difficult
Subject: A rose coming of age.
Range: D4 – Bb5
Tessitura: G4 – F#4
Tempo: Slow and casual; 5/4
Duration: 03:15
Vocal Characteristics: Quick turns marked gracefully; wordy; bouncy melody with many dotted rhythms; some sixteenth note melismas; leaps over an octave
Piano Difficulty Level: n/a
Accompaniment Characteristics: Duple and triple rhythms alternating and against each other; sixteenth note runs in counter-direction;
Additional Comments: Meter changes quite often; there is no arrangement for piano and the harp part is not published therefore piano difficulty has been left blank