St. Ita's Vision
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | St. Ita's Vision (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Chester Kallman (after St. Ita) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Babies; Birth; Breasts; Care; Christ; Christian Worship Service; Christianity; Comfort; Faith; Food; Glory; God; Good; Hearts; Heaven; Infants; Jesus; Jewish People; Kings; Lord; Love; Maidens; Mothers and Sons; Nativity of Jesus; Night; Nuns; Nursing; Nurturing; Part of a Song Cycle; Praising; Providing; Religion; Saints; Salvation; Singing; Songs; Sons; St. Ita; Truth; Unconditional Love; Virgin Mary; Visions; World |
| First Line | I will take nothing from my Lord, said she, (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1953 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/song/3502 |
| 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/4l9Opi47Uowbi4LQiUbiBS?si=W7sxlj5uRiuxKt1o0Zrq4A |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 29 no. 3 (Search) |
| Range: | C4 - Ab5 (Search) |
| Premiered By | Leontyne Price; Samuel Barber (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation (Search) |
| Notes | Also available a major second lower (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) |