October Mountain Weather
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | October Mountain Weather (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Anticipation; Birds; Blending; Blooms; Blue; Celebration of Nature; Colors; Composer is Poet; Cyclical Nature; Dying; Exhilaration; Flowers; Flying; Heather; Home; Joy; Mountains; Nature; October; Returning; Seasons; Shrubs; Singing; Sky; Spring; Weather; Winter |
| First Line | October mountain weather! October mountain weather! (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1924 (Search) circa |
| Musical Form | Verse-chorus (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Complete Edition Reference | H-24 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | C4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Eb Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Gertrud K. Schmidt, Samuel Barber (Search) |
| Notes | Barber's manuscript for the song is included in the "65 Songs" collection, but there is no printed sheet music (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) |