Song Details

Participant Info

Song Source Opus 1
Song Title Edward (Op. 1 No. 1)
Composer Carl Loewe
Text by (if other than composer) anonymous Scottish Ballad
Year Composed 1818
Number of Singers solo
Voice Type Tenor, Baritone, Bass
Composer Details
Genre Classical
Song Type art song
Period/Year Classical, Romantic
Language German
Technical Things to Consider rhythm, head voice dominant, chest voice dominant, register shifts
Song Attributes dramatic, character, fast moving passages
Duet/Trio Attributes
Age of Character 18-24, 25-29, 30-39, 40-59, 60+
Performer Details
Additional Notes conversation between Edward and his mother in which we discover Edward has murdered his father, Scottish Ballad