Mother, I Can Not Mind My Wheel
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Mother, I Can Not Mind My Wheel (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Walter Savage Landor |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Aching; Anguish; Believing; Blue; Complaining; Couples; Crying; Deceiving; Doubting; Dry; Eyes; Faithfulness; Feeling; Fingers; Lips; Longing; Love; Men; Minding; Mothers; Pain; Spinning-wheels; Swearing; Sweet; Trust; Truth; Wheels |
| First Line | Mother, I cannot mind my wheel (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1927 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44566/mother-i-cannot-mind-my-wheel |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Romanticism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOyOvuNumjM |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | E4 - G4 (Search) |
| Original Key | A minor (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low key (F# minor). The character of the piano part is reminiscent of Schubert's Gretchen am Spinnrade (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) |