Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Of That So Sweet Imprisonment (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | James Joyce |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Adoration; Alarms; Alluring; Arms; Closeness; Contentment; Couples; Dear; Desires; Detaining; Devotion; Dreams; Embracing; Glad; Happiness; Holding; Imprisonment; Infatuation; Interwoven; Intimacy; Joy; Love; Metaphor: Love as Imprisonment; Night; Prisoners; Prisons; Relenting; Sleeping; Soft; Souls; Sweet; Tremulous; Trouble; Wed; Willingness; Wooing |
| First Line | Of that so sweet imprisonment (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1935 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/of-that-so-sweet-imprisonment/ |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Modernism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/4vmU8MB7CT29Sxksr3ylX9 |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Range: | A#3 - D4 (Search) |
| Original Key | D minor (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in high key (F minor) (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | G. Schirmer, "Samuel Barber: 65 Songs" (Search) |
| Sources Cited | Heyman, B. (2012). Samuel Barber : A thematic catalogue of the complete works. New York: Oxford University Press. (Search) |