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65 Songs by : Samuel Barber : Richard Walters In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Barber; we are proud to release this major new edition; which includes newly edited and engraved editions of the complete contents of Collected Songs and Ten Early Songs (1994); plus many previously unpublished early songs. Manuscripts from the Library of Congress and other sources were consulted for all songs. The edition includes extensive historical information about each song; a lengthy and insightful article about Barber; and facsimiles of selected manuscripts.
Songs published during the composer's lifetime
(In chronological order of publication)
Three Songs; Op. 2: The Daisies; With rue my heart is laden; Bessie Bobtail • Three Songs; Op. 10: Rain has fallen; Sleep now; I hear an army • Four Songs; Op. 13: A Nun Takes the Veil; The Secrets of the Old; Sure on this shining night; Nocturne • Two Songs; Op. 18: The queen's face on the summery coin; Monks and Raisins • Nuvoletta; Op. 25 o Mélodies passagères; Op. 27: Puisque tout passé; Un cygne; Tombeau dans un parc; Le clocher chante; Départ • Hermit Songs; Op. 29: At Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Church Bell at Night; St. Ita's Vision; The Heavenly Banquet; The Crucifixion; Sea-Snatch; Promiscuity; The Monk and His Cat; The Praises of God; The Desire for Hermitage • Despite and Still; Op. 41: A Last Song; My Lizard (Wish for Young Love); In the Wilderness; Solitary Hotel; Despite and Still • Three Songs; Op. 45: Now have I fed and eaten up the rose; A Green Lowland of Pianos; O boundless; boundless evening
Songs published posthumously
1 First published in this edition
2 First published in Samuel Barber: Ten Early Songs (1994)
3 First published in Samuel Barber: Ten Selected Songs (2008)
Ask me to rest 1 • Au claire de lune 1 • Beggar's Song 2 • Fantasy in Purple 1 • In the dark pinewood 2 • La nuit 1 • Love at the Door 2 • Love's Caution 2 • Man 1 • Mother; I cannot mind my wheel 3 • Music; when soft voices
. . . . Sample Audio & etc. . . . A Slumber Song of the Madonna (full performance) Strings in the earth and air (full performance) The Daisies (Accompaniment excerpt) Mother; I cannot mind my wheel (full performance) Hey nonny no! (full performance)
Sample Page 14 Sample Page 13 Sample Page 12 Sample Page 11 Sample Page 10 Sample Page 9 Sample Page 8 Sample Page 7 Sample Page 6 Sample Page 5 Sample Page 4 Sample Page 3 Sample Page 2 Sample Page 1 PRODUCT INFORMATION Publisher | G. Schirmer; Inc. |
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Media | Softcover |
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Format | High Voice |
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Pages | 288 |
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Length x Width x Height | 12 x 9 x 0.707 inches |
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Shipping Weight | 2.30 pounds |
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East Coast Music Product Code | ZHL50490044 |
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UPC Code | 884088478421 |
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ISBN | 1423491262 |
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EAN | 9781423491262 |
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1st Publication Date | 06/2010 |
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SONG LIST Title: The Monk And His Cat; Op. 29; No. 8 Lyricist: W.H. Auden Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Nocturne; Op. 13; No. 4 Lyricist: Frederic Prokosch Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Sure On This Shining Night; Op. 13; No. 13 Lyricist: James Agee Writer: Samuel Barber Title: A Nun Takes The Veil; Op. 13; No. 1 Lyricist: Gerard Manley Hopkins Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Bessie Bobtail; Op. 2; No. 3 Lyricist: James Stephens Writer: Samuel Barber Title: A Last Song; Op. 41; No. 1 Lyricist: Robert Graves Writer: Samuel Barber Title: My Lizard; Op. 41; No. 2 Lyricist: Theodore Roethke Writer: Samuel Barber Title: In The Wilderness; Op. 41; No. 3 Lyricist: Robert Graves Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Solitary Hotel; Op. 41; No. 4 Lyricist: James Joyce Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Despite And Still; Op. 41; No. 5 Lyricist: Robert Graves Writer: Samuel Barber Title: At Saint Patrick's Purgatory; Op. 29; No. 1 Lyricist: Sean O'Faolain Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Church Bell At Night; Op. 29; No. 2 Lyricist: Howard Mumford Jones Writer: Samuel Barber Title: St. Ita's Vision; Op. 29; No. 3 Lyricist: Chester Kallmann Writer: Samuel Barber Title: The Heavenly Banquet; Op. 29; No. 4 Lyricist: Sean O'Faolain Writer: Samuel Barber Title: The Crucifixion; Op. 29; No. 5 Lyricist: Howard Mumford Jones Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Sea-Snatch; Op. 29; No. 6 Lyricist: Kenneth Jackson Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Promiscuity; Op. 29; No. 7 Lyricist: Kenneth Jackson Writer: Samuel Barber Title: The Praises Of God; Op. 29; No. 9 Lyricist: W.H. Auden Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Desire For Hermitage; Op. 29; No. 10 Lyricist: Sean O'Faolain Writer: Samuel Barber Title: I Hear An Army; Op. 10; No. 3 Lyricist: James Joyce Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Puisque Tout Passe; Op. 27; No. 1 Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Un Cygne; Op. 27; No. 2 Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Tombeau Dans Un Parc; Op. 27; No. 3 Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Le Clocher Chante; Op. 27; No. 4 Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Depart; Op. 27; No. 5 Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Monks And Raisins; Op. 18; No. 2 Lyricist: Jose Garcia Villa Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Nuvoletta; Op. 25 Lyricist: James Joyce Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Rain Has Fallen; Op. 10; No. 1 Lyricist: James Joyce Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Sleep Now; Op. 10; No. 2 Lyricist: James Joyce Writer: Samuel Barber Title: The Daisies; Op. 2; No. 1 Lyricist: James Stephens Writer: Samuel Barber Title: The Queen's Face On The Summery Coin; Op. 18; No. 1 Lyricist: Robert Horan Writer: Samuel Barber Title: The Secrets Of The Old; Op. 13; No. 2 Lyricist: William Butler Yeats Writer: Samuel Barber Title: Now Have I Fed And Eaten Up The Rose; Op. 45; No. 1 Lyricist: Gottfried Keller ; James Joyce Writer: Samuel Barber Title: A Green Lowland Of Pianos; Op. 45; No. 2 Lyricist: Czeslaw Milosz ; Jerzy Harasymowicz Writer: Samuel Barber Title: O Boundless; Boundless Evening; Op. 45; No. 3 Lyricist: Christopher Middleton ; George Heym Writer: Samuel Barber Title: With Rue My Heart Is Laden; Op. 2; No. 2 Lyricist: A.E. Housman Writer: Samuel Barber Below are Related Products that you may be interested in.
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