Sea-Snatch
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Sea-Snatch (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Kenneth Jackson (after Anonymous) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Breaking; Consuming; Crimson; Crushing; Danger; Death; Destruction; Devouring; Drowning; Fire; Heaven; Kingdoms; Kings; Part of a Song Cycle; Sea-snatch; Ships; Shipwrecks; Stars; Storms; Swallowing; Timber; Tragedy; Water; Weather; Wind |
| First Line | It has broken us, it has crushed us, it has devoured us (Search) |
| Average Duration | 0:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1953 (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 | Ternary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/2uCJ3NNWeo7xRLSdfGeV2Z?si=f2XJLP_yTW6oG8FkSNAxXg |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 29 no. 6 (Search) |
| Range: | C4 - Bb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C minor (Search) |
| Premiered By | Leontyne Price; Samuel Barber (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low key (G# minor). (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) |