Song

Ah, Love, but a Day!

Amy Marcy Beach

F minor · 4/4 · 48 measures · homophonic · 2 parts · with lyrics · professional difficulty

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Notation

𝄞Voice441Ah,Love,♭but♭a♭day,♭And♭the𝄢Piano44♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞Voice♭worldhas5changed!Ah,♭Love,but♭aday,♭Andthe𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞Voiceworldhas9changed!♭The♭sun'sa♭way,♭And♭thebirdes♭tranged;𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞Voice♭The♭wind♭has♭dropped,♭And♭the13sky’sderanged;Summer,♭Sum♭mer♭has𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞Voicestopped,17Summerhasstopped.Ah,𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♯♭♯♭♯♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞Voice♭Love,21♭buta♭day,Andthe♭worldhaschanged!𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞Voice25Lookinmyeyes!Wiltthouchange𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♯♯♯♭♭♭♭♯♭♯♭♯𝄞Voicetoo?29Look♭in♭my♭eyes!♭Wiltthouchange𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞Voicetoo?♭Should♭I33♭fear♭sur♭prise?♭Shall♭Ifind♭aught♭new♭In♭the♭old♭♭and♭dear,♭In♭the𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞Voicegoodandtrue,37With♭thechang♯ingyear?Ah,Love,𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♯♯♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞VoiceLookinmy41eyes,♭Look♭in♭myeyes,𝄢Piano♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭♭𝄞VoiceWiltthouchange45too?𝄢Piano♭♭
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Key

F minor

Sounds in F minor, though it is written with the Ab major signature.

Next closest: F major (0.32)

Difficulty

7.8/10 professional

  • note density — 18.6 notes per measure
  • range — widest part spans 62 semitones
  • chordal writing — 47% of events are chords

Parts and range

VoiceD#4 – A5
sits mostly A4 – F5 · 142 notes
PianoF1 – G6
sits mostly C3 – D#5 · 753 notes

Harmony

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