Ee-oh!

This seven-verse unison song is all about story telling! We follow the journey of a fox who goes from hunter to hunted and it doesn’t end well for him…

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This song is available for purchase from Boosey & Hawkes as part of a collection of 13 songs for unison treble voices and piano, written between 1933 and 1934.

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Resources

  1. Breathing and Airflow

  2. Performance Skills

  3. Dynamics

  4. Diction: Vowels

  5. Tempo, Pulse, Counting

  6. Britten's Early Works

  7. Britten's Impact

  8. Britten's Childhood

  9. Britten's Music for Children

  10. Composing and Exploring - Ee-Oh!

Credits

Music by:
Benjamin Britten
Text by:
Anon - 'Tom Tiddler's Ground' - Walter de la Mare

Performance track

Singers:
New London Children’s Choir
Conductor:
Ronald Corp
Accompanist:
Alexander Wells
Licensed by:
kind permission of Naxos

Song Details

Genre:
Classical
Tempo:
Lively
Time Signature:
2/2 and 3/2
Key Signature:
D Major
Tonality:
Major
Range:
C#4 - A5 (optional F#5)
Piano Supporting Melody:
Occasionally