Afterglow
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Afterglow (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Charles Ives |
| Author(s): | James Fenimore Cooper (Jr.) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Admiring; Afterglow; Beauty; Closing; Contentment; Day; Dying; Ending; Enjoyment; Evening; Fantasies; Gentle; Growing; Light; Lingering; Magic; Memories; Nature; Night; One Octave or Less; Peace; Quiet; Sunset; Swaying; Tarrying; Truth; Willows |
| First Line | At the quiet close of day (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1919 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=4007 |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://imslp.org/wiki/114_Songs_(Ives,_Charles) |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5m0EulZ9qK2yJBJPIlLtVT |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | S. 207 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | D4 - D5 (Search) |
| Premiered By | Judith Litante, soprano, and Henry Brant, piano, 1933 (Search) |
| Notes | The poet is the grandson of James Fenimore Cooper, author of "The Last of the Mohicans" (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Peermusic Classical, "Charles Ives: 114 Songs" (Search) |
| Sources Cited | https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=ivescatalogue (Search) |
| Contributor | AL (Search) |