Strings in the Earth and Air
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Strings in the Earth and Air (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | James Joyce |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Air; Bending; Connection to Nature; Dark; Earth; Fingers; Flowers; Hair; Heads; Imagination; Instruments; Leaves; Love; Mantles; Meeting; Music; Nature; Pale; Personification: Love; Playing; Rivers; Soft; Straying; Strings; Sweet; Wandering; Willows |
| First Line | Strings in the earth and air (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1935 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://songofamerica.net/song/strings-in-the-earth-and-air/ |
| Musical Form | Rounded binary (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Modernism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/1OO3AZS6DkjwfbmVaiH4cg |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/strings-in-the-earth-and-air-7/ |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Range: | D4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | C major (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low key (A Major) (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) |