Love at the Door

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Song TitleLove at the Door (Search)
Composer(s):Samuel Barber
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):John Addington Symonds (after Meleager of Gadara)
Author Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (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 LineCold blows the winter wind: 'tis Love (Search)
Average Duration1:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1934 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=110949
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsAesthetic Movement (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/3WaEk7VHOyCg7TKu2hMXo2
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium voice
Range: D#4 - E5 (Search)
Original KeyG# minor (Search)
NotesAlso available in high key (A minor) (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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