O Boundless, Boundless Evening
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | O Boundless, Boundless Evening (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Christopher Middleton (after Georg Heym) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Admiring; Bays; Beauty; Beyond; Boundless; Colors; Comfort; Connection to Nature; Cornfields; Countries; Daylight; Dreams; Dusk; Evening; Flight; Glittering; Glowing; Hills; Landscapes; Masts; Meadows; Nature; Nests; Night; Observing; Passage of Time; Pastoral; Peace; Ravines; Rushes; Scattering; Singing; Skyline; Solitude; Stillness; Sun; Swallows; Swift; Tall; Tranquility; Vignette; Woods |
| First Line | O boundless, boundless evening. Soon the glow (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1972 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://hampsongfoundation.org/resource/samuel-barber/ |
| Larger Work | 3 Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | AABA (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5V902jbQ0HAVPIWBTs7zVF |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 45 no. 3 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Low voice |
| Range: | Bb3 - E5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Dietrich Fischer Dieskau; Charles Wadsworth (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in high key (Bb 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) |
| Contributor | AL (Search) |