A Last Song
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | A Last Song (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Robert Graves (as John Doyle) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Anticipation; Anxiety; Artists; Blood; Breath; Bursting; Castles; Cloaks; Creation; Dedication; Driving; Expression; Failing; Fevers; Fingernails; Giving; Hearing; Last; Love; Moon; Muses; Part of a Song Cycle; Pens; Shaking; Shining; Sitting; Songs; Truth; Whispering; Wondering; Working; Wrapping; Writing |
| First Line | A last song, and a very last, and yet another (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1968 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://songofamerica.net/song/last-song-op-41-no-1/ |
| Larger Work | Despite and Still (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/15Kx7BI94Xdk0tKPshjPSK |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 41 no. 1 (Search) |
| Range: | D4 - G#5 (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Leontyne Price (Search) |
| Premiered By | Leontyne Price; David Garvey (Search) |
| Notes | Also available a major second (or diminished third) lower (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) |
| Contributor | AL (Search) |