Knoxville, summer of 1915
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Knoxville, summer of 1915 (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | James Agee |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Aestival; Air; Alive; Amber; Americana; Ancient; Artists; Asphalt; Aunts; Automobiles; Backyards; Beds; Bells; Birds; Bleak; Blessings; Blue; Bodies; Breaking; Breathing; Casual; Chance; Clowns; Crackling; Cursing; Damp; Death; Death of a Loved One; Dew; Dry; Eardrums; Earth; Enchanting; Evening; Faces; Fainting; FamiliarRocking; Family; Fathers; Fire; Forgone; Forgotten; Gentle; God; Gold; Good; Grass; Halting; Hangars; Hanging; Havens; Hollow; Home; Horse and Buggy; Horsemen; Hose; Hovering; Hueless; Innocence; Iron; Knoxville; Lawns; Lifting; Locusts; Loss; Lost Youth; Loud; Lovers; Lying; Malignant; Meaningless; Memories; Milk; Moaning; Moans; Morning Glories; Mothers; Music; Musicians; Night; Noises; Nostalgia; Nothing; Pain; Parents; Pasteboard; Porches; Quiet; Quilts; Raising; Remembering; Rocking; Rough; Rousing; Scuffling; Seats; Sitting; Sleeping; Smiles; Soft; Sorrow; Sparks; Speed; Spheres; Spirits; Standing; Stars; Starting; Stertorous; Stinging; Stopping; Straw; Strawberries; Streetcars; Streets; Summer; Sweetness; Swimming; Taking away; Talking; Tastes; Tennessee; Tracks; Trees; Trouble; Uncles; Unhurried; Vanilla; Voices; Watching; Weight; Wet; Whines; Wide; Windows; Yards; Youth |
| First Line | It has become that time of evening (Search) |
| Average Duration | 16:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1947 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://songofamerica.net/song/knoxville-summer-of-1915-op-24/ |
| Musical Form | Several connected movements (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/knoxville-summer-of-1915-op-24-sheet-music/3169221?utm_medium=cpc&adpos=1o1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxZz_h9KS5QIVBJ-fCh254wmNEAQYASABEgLVavD_BwE&d=sem_sidecar&d=sem_sidecar&d=sem_ggl_%7Bcampaign_id%7D_&popup=false&popup=false |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/0z2FNoZU51PEYFKswJau6g |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 24 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
| Range: | C4 - Bb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F# minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Samuel Le Roy Barber, the composer's father (Search) |
| Premiered By | Boston Symphony Orchestra; Serge Koussevitzky, conductor; Eleanor Steber, soprano (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Eleanor Steber, soprano (Search) |
| Notes | Although premiered and usually performed by a soprano, tenors are also capable of singing the piece. Originally intended for tenor, publisher applied "for Soprano" designation. (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | G. Schirmer (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | In addition to the full orchestral version and the piano reduction, a chamber orchestra version of the piece is available (Search) |
| Sources Cited | Margot Garrett personal reflection.; Heyman, B. (2012). Samuel Barber : A thematic catalogue of the complete works. New York: Oxford University Press. (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |