Composition: Nonsense Songs from 'Alice in Wonderland' (Lehmann, Liza)
| Title | Nonsense Songs from 'Alice in Wonderland' |
| Alternative title | Nonsense Songs from 'Alice in Wonderland' (The Songs that Came Out Wrong); A Song-Cycle for Four Voices |
| Creators | Liza Lehmann (composer) and Lewis Carroll (librettist) |
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| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor and bass piano |
| Number of movements | 10 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1908 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. How doth the Little Crocodile. Quartet | — | — | — |
| II. Fury said to a Mouse. (Bass.) | — | — | — |
| III. You are old, Father William. Duet. (Tenor & Bass) | — | — | — |
| IV. Speak Roughly to Your Little Boy (The Duchess's Lullaby) (Contralto) | — | — | — |
| V. Will you walk a little faster. Quartet. | — | — | — |
| Va. Oh! 'Tis Love. Recit (Contralto) | — | — | — |
| VI. Mockturtle Soup. (Tenor) | — | — | — |
| VII. The Queen of Hearts. (Soprano) | — | — | — |
| VIII. They told me you had been to her. (In the Trail Scene) Quartet | — | — | — |
| IX. Epilogue. To Alice. | — | — | — |
Arrangements
(No arrangements)
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Chappell | 1908 | Complete Score · view I. How doth the Little Crocodile · view II. Fury said to a Mouse · view III. You are old, father William · view IV. Speak Roughly to Your Little Boy · view V. Will you walk a little faster · view Va. Oh! 'Tis Love · view VI. Mockturtle Soup · view VII. The Queen of Hearts · view VIII. They told me you had been to her · view IX. Epilogue · view Cover · view |
Recordings/Performances
(No recordings)
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