Poet: Alfred Noyes (1880-1958)
Source: 12 Songs for the Mezzo-Soprano and Contralto Voice
Date of Composition: 1923 (July)
Publication: Home Songs 21 Kirkley Cliff Rd. Lowestoft; not available for performance
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately Easy
Subject: Yearning for the homeland
Range: D4 – F5
Tessitura: D4 – G4
Tempo: Moderato; 6/8
Duration: 01:20
Vocal Characteristics: Lilting first half; sustained legato second half; mostly step-wise with some large leaps; quick dynamic shifts from fff to p or pp; a few measures of duple syncopation
Piano Difficulty Level: Easy
Accompaniment Characteristics: Arpeggiated eighth notes in bass clef during first half; syncopated treble clef for first few measures; vocal melody doubled in second half; chordal and rhythmically simple in second half
Additional Comments: Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC141