O 'twas on a Monday morning
Dydd llun
( As I heard the gentle echo ; O I don't know where I've been Sir ; O cuckoo, darling cuckoo ; O I sing quite well in April )
Edition
Ref. :
11754
(6 p.)
, "Choral series from the catalog of J. Curwen & Sons"
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Copyright :
Gustav Holst, 1933
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
Welsh
Epoque:
20th century
(1900-1949)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Folk music
Mood of the piece:
narrative ; lilting
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
D dorian
Duration:
2.5 min.
Number of verses:
5
Origin:
Wales
Musicological Sources:
Melody and Welsh words by permission of Dr. J. Lloyd Williams
Source of text:
Welsh folk song