The Sleep that flits on Baby's Eyes
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | The Sleep that flits on Baby's Eyes (Search) |
| Composer(s): | John Alden Carpenter |
| Author(s): | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Author Underrepresented Group | POC (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Babies; Dim; Dwelling; Enchantment; Eyes; Fairies; Forests; Gentle; Kisses; Light; Magic; Part of a Song Cycle; Peace; Rumors; Shadows; Sleep |
| First Line | The sleep that flits on baby's eyes (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1913 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=15552 |
| Larger Work | Gitanjali (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Contextual Modernism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/0/05/IMSLP250098-SIBLEY1802.17299.f2bf-39087012077733score.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/4LP4jDVreYrAm7f2OX4vqY?si=GT-DaVfJQNSZOTBmvnXJrw |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/the-sleep-that-flits-on-babys-eyes-2/ |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Range: | B3 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | D Major (Search) |
| Notes | Carpenter omits the second and third stanzas of Tagore’s poem (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | G. Schirmer, HL.50326130 (Search) |
| Contributor | JC (Search) |