Bar the Door
| Song Title | Bar the Door (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Lori Laitman |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Anne Spencer Lindbergh |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Armor; Arms; Bitterness; Chairs; Closing; Commitments; Consequences; Cost; Cracks; Doors; Dust; Eyes; Hearts; Light; Lost; Metaphor: House as Person; Pain; Refusal of Love; Reluctance; Seeping; Windows |
| First Line | Shutter all the windows, bar the door, pain is what a house is for (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2000 - 2001 (Search) |
| Larger Work | Round and Round (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f_YN7Vd0AU |
| Catalog Designation | No. 4 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano or Mezzo-soprano |
| Range: | C4 - G#5 (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Adelaide Whitaker (Search) |
| Notes | Poet is daughter of Charles Lindbergh (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Classical Vocal Reprints, CVR 3483 (Search) |
| Contributor | Malinda Wagstaff (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | Eastman School of Music (Search) |