Promiscuity

Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky

Song TitlePromiscuity (Search)
Composer(s):Samuel Barber
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Kenneth Jackson (after Anonymous)
Keyword(s) & Features: Alone; Couples; Edan; Having Sex; Intimacy; Part of a Song Cycle; Promiscuity; Sleeping
First LineI do not know with whom Edan will sleep, (Search)
Average Duration0:45 (Search)
Year of composition 1953 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.listeningarts.com/music/art_song/sounds_and_texts/BarberTexts.htm
Larger WorkHermit Songs (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/0kjoqvc4JfwjftBIkGeNPs?si=tO0tWkQhTLyWe0AtA4sqmQ
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/promiscuity-2/
Difficulty LevelHS (Search)
Catalog DesignationOp. 29 no. 7 (Search)
Range: G#4 - C5 (Search)
Original KeyF major (Search)
Premiered ByLeontyne Price; Samuel Barber (Search)
Commissioned ByElizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceG. Schirmer, "Samuel Barber: 65 Songs" (Search)
Sources CitedHeyman, B. (2012). Samuel Barber : A thematic catalogue of the complete works. New York: Oxford University Press. (Search)
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