| Composition Year | 1919 |
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| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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| Work Title | It's Good To Be Alive |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Jackson, Nelson |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | INJ 3 |
| Key | D major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1919 |
| First Performance. | 1919 |
| First Publication. | 1919 |
| Librettist | Composer |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | voice, piano |
| Extra Information | A song about how great life is. An example of dark humour, as this was composed right after the First World War. The bloodiest war in human history at that time. |