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When the Misty Shadows Glide
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by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky
Song Title
When the Misty Shadows Glide (
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Composer(s):
John Alden Carpenter
Author(s):
John Alden Carpenter
Keyword(s) & Features:
Abiding
;
Beloved
;
Breasts
;
Breath
;
Breezes
;
Closing
;
Comfort
;
Composer is Poet
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Connection to Nature
;
Contentment
;
Couples
;
Creeping
;
Dark
;
Darkness
;
Day
;
Despair
;
Ending
;
Enjoyment
;
Escaping
;
Eyes
;
Fleeting
;
Foreboding
;
Gentle
;
Gliding
;
Grass
;
Hands
;
Hearts
;
Impressionism
;
Intimacy
;
Languorous
;
Love
;
Lullaby
;
Merging
;
Misty
;
Murmuring
;
Nature
;
Night
;
Nightingales
;
Omens
;
Peace
;
Pines
;
Quiet
;
Relaxation
;
Relief
;
Resting
;
Shadows
;
Silence
;
Singing
;
Soft
;
Solemn
;
Solitude
;
Souls
;
Stillness
;
Sweet
;
Together
;
Tranquil
;
Tranquility
;
Trees
;
Twilight
;
Voices
;
Whispers
First Line
When the misty shadows glide (
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Average Duration
4:00 (
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Year of composition
1912 (
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Link to English Text Online
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=85783
Larger Work
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Musical Form
Ternary (
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Original Language
English (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/a/a5/IMSLP244308-SIBLEY1802.16751.d205-39087012000214misty.pdf
Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/0FWIAVmZziqPcSYHGH8ce5
Difficulty Level
College (
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Catalog Designation
Songs, no. 3 (
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Range:
C4 - F5 (
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Original Key
Ab Major (
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Notes
Carpenter translated the Verlaine poem to be sung in English, but the only available recordings are in French. (
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Contributor
JEM (
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