Sea Fever
by John Ireland
Medium Voice - Sheet Music

Medium voice (G minor), piano - Early Intermediate

SKU: EC.1.5179

Composed by John Ireland. Vocal Solo. Secular, 20th Century. Vocal score. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.5179. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.5179).

UPC: 600313151798. English.

This song fittingly captures the essence of "Sea Fever." To begin with, in the song, a woman speaks vividly of nature and describes how her life breaks with the tide. She expresses a great desire and need to feel the ocean's calming and yet ominous and ever-changing ways. She says, "I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life." The vocal range is from D4 to F5. The voice part is predominently in triplet figures representing the ever-changing tide while the piano is in blocked chords characterizing the calm of the sea. In this way, the rhythmic and lyrical aspects combined create an ultimate feeling of "Sea Fever.".