Close the Shutters Gently (Hays, William Shakespeare)
| Title | Close the Shutters Gently |
| Alternative title | Little Mary |
| Creators | William Shakespeare Hays, composer |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voice, mixed chorus and piano |
| Number of movements | 1 |
| Keys | A flat major |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1874 |
| Dedication | Dollie and Georgie Bell |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 300 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | J.L. Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Robert A. Hudson | 2021 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | MIDI | Synthesized Performance |
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