Barber: 65 Songs
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- Composer: Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
- Editor: Richard Walters
- Instrumentation: Piano, High Voice
- Work Language: English
- ISBN:
- Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches
- Pages: 288
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Description
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:
- 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
- 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 (first published in this edition noted with *):
- Ask me to rest *
- Au claire de lune *
- Beggar's Song
- Fantasy in Purple *
- in the dark pinewood
- La nuit *
- Love at the Door
- Love's Caution
- Man *
- Mother, I cannot mind my wheel
- Music, when soft voices die *
- Night Wanderers
- of that so sweet imprisonment
- Peace *
- Serenader
- A Slumber Song of the Madonna
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening *
- Strings in the earth and air *
- There's nae lark
- Three Songs, The Words from Old England: Lady, when I behold the roses ; An Earnest Visit to His Unkind Mistress Not to Forsake Him ; Hey nonny no!
- Two Poems of the Wind: Little Children of the Wind *; Longing *
- Two Songs of Youth: I never thought that youth would go *; Invocation to Youth
- Watchers *
- Who carries corn and crown *
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Barber: 65 Songs
