Love at the Door
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory ZavrackySong Title | Love at the Door (Search) |
Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Author(s): | John Addington Symonds (after Meleager of Gadara) |
Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Aching; Bearing; Blasts; Blowing; Boats; Cold; Distance; Doors; Drifting; Eyes; Fear; Gales; Harbors; Honey; Hope; Longing; Love; Metaphor: Love as Storm; Nature; Passionate; Personification: Love; Safety; Sails; Separating; Sorrow; Storms; Sweet; Swimming; Tears; Traveling; Wandering; Water; Waves; Whistling; Wind; Winter |
First Line | Cold blows the winter wind: 'tis Love (Search) |
Average Duration | 1:30 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1934 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=110949 |
Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Aesthetic Movement (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3WaEk7VHOyCg7TKu2hMXo2 |
Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
Range: | D#4 - E5 (Search) |
Original Key | G# minor (Search) |
Notes | Also available in high key (A 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) |