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. black and white image of young man with short hair playing the piano and looking intensely at the camera

    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