At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | At Saint Patrick's Purgatory (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Sean O'Faolain (after Anonymous) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bells; Churches; Comfort; Conscience; Crucifixion; Death; Ease; Faith; Guilt; Hearts; Ireland; Jesus; Kings; Leaving Home; Loch Derg; Mercy; Moistening; Part of a Song Cycle; Pilgrimages; Pity; Prayers; Praying; Purgatory; Religious; Seeking; Shunning; Sin; Soft; Sons; St. Patrick; Stones; Tears; Traveling; Wailing; Wounds |
| First Line | Pity me on my pilgrimage to Loch Derg! (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1952 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.listeningarts.com/music/art_song/sounds_and_texts/BarberTexts.htm |
| Larger Work | Hermit Songs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Rounded binary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5t6bdcGvMPY5iPerA4vJXH |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 29 no. 1 (Search) |
| Range: | C#4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G# minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (Search) |
| Premiered By | Leontyne Price; Samuel Barber (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low key (F# 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) |