Church Bells at Night
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory ZavrackySong Title | Church Bells at Night (Search) |
Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Author(s): | Howard Mumford Jones (after Anonymous) |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Bells; Churches; Contentment; Foolishness; Humorous; Keeping; Light; Night; Part of a Song Cycle; Promiscuity; Relationships; Solitude; Striking; Sweetness; Weather; Windy; Women |
First Line | Sweet little bell, struck on a windy night, (Search) |
Average Duration | 1:00 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1952 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.listeningarts.com/music/art_song/sounds_and_texts/BarberTexts.htm |
Larger Work | Hermit Songs (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/3GiLsKLOPCXB4prASTUBv2 |
Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
Catalog Designation | Op. 29 no. 2 (Search) |
Range: | D#4 - C#5 (Search) |
Original Key | F Major (Search) |
Premiered By | Leontyne Price; Samuel Barber (Search) |
Commissioned By | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation (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) |