Un cygne
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Un cygne (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Rainer Maria Rilke |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beloved; Birds; Comparisons; Doubling; Doubts; Gliding; Images; Joy; Metaphor: Lover as Swan; Metaphor: Swan as Tableau; Moving; Nature; Near; Nervousness; Observing; Part of a Song Cycle; Souls; Surrounding; Swans; Swimming; Trembling; Troubled; Unrest; Water |
| First Line | Un cygne avance sur l'eau (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1950 - 1951 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=13505 |
| Larger Work | Mélodies passagères (Search) |
| Musical Form | Rondo (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Modernism (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/4z0yXfxzq4v3sJkM0qkZqE |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/un-cygne-3/ |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 27 no. 2 (Search) |
| Range: | C#4 - D#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C# minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Francis Poulenc and Pierre Bernac (Search) |
| Premiered By | Pierre Bernac; Francis Poulenc (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in high key (E 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) |