A nun takes the veil

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Song TitleA nun takes the veil (Search)
Composer(s):Samuel Barber
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Gerard Manley Hopkins
Keyword(s) & Features: Calm; Christianity; Convents; Desire; Hail; Happiness; Havens; Lilies; Nature; Nuns; Peace; Religious; Seas; Solitude; Springs; Storms; Veils
First LineI have desired to go Where springs not fail (Search)
Average Duration1:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1937 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8331
Larger WorkFour Songs, op. 13 (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsVictorian (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/4Px88HrxFHNfOs91PeaIb8
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/a-nun-takes-the-veil/
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationOp. 13 no. 1 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerHigh voice
Range: G4 - G5 (Search)
Original KeyD minor (Search)
Dedicated ToRohini Coomara (Search)
NotesAlso available in low key (Bb minor) (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceG. Schirmer, "Samuel Barber: 65 Songs" (Search)
Sources CitedHeyman, B. (2012). Samuel Barber : A thematic catalogue of the complete works. New York: Oxford University Press. (Search)
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