Sleep now
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Sleep now (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | James Joyce |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Heart; Comforting; Crying; Hearts; Kisses; Peace; Personification: Winter; Restlessness; Sleeping; Unquiet; Voices; Winter |
| First Line | Sleep now, O sleep now, O you unquiet heart! (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1936 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=9022 |
| Larger Work | Three Songs, op. 10 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Modernism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/7drhsgYP65u2ZXdfys8IcI |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/sleep-now-2/ |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 10 no. 2 (Search) |
| Range: | A3 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F# minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Susanna Cecchi (Search) |
| Premiered By | Samuel Barber (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in high key (A 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) |