Ex. 2-7: The Skipper and his Boy

A Victorian salon song with words by Hamilton Aidé. A skipper and his young son are caught in a storm at sea — the father tells the boy to go below, but the boy refuses to leave his side.

Gabriel was an English singer and composer who wrote popular ballads, cantatas, and operas. While her songs were readily published, she struggled to find publishers for her more serious compositions.