There's Nae Lark
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | There's Nae Lark (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Algernon Charles Swinburne |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Adoration; Bees; Brooms; Calm; Comparisons; Connection to Nature; Couples; Declaring; Eternal Love; Expression of Love; Hearts; Heather; Hills; Larks; Leas; Light; Love; Love Without Equal; Merry; Nature; Seas; Shining; Ships; Unconditional Love; Weather; Wind |
| First Line | There's nae lark loves the light, my dear (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1927 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=47042 |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Decadence; pre-Rapaelite; Victorian (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3oJAVn5sBHANUhVhMhK5O6 |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | Bb3 - Eb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Eb Major (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in high key (G Major) (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) |