Watchers
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Watchers (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Samuel Barber |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Dean Cornwell |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Anguish; Biting; Candles; Children; Concern; Criticizing; Crouching; Danger; Deep; Devils; Easy; Envy; Families; Far away; Fighting; Fire; Gray; Hardships; Horror; Laughing; Leaping; Light; Lips; Longing; Loved Ones; Men; Morning; Oceans; Rage; Safety; Sailors; Scorn; Screaming; Seas; Ships; Shoulders; Singing; Sleeping; Songs; Storms; Tears; Throats; Traveling; Waiting; Watchers; Water; Weeping; White; Worrying |
| First Line | Tis easy for men to be laughin' (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1926 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Rounded binary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50490045 |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jJtU3Trw68 |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Complete Edition Reference | H-36 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | A3 - A5 (Search) |
| Original Key | A minor (Search) |
| Premiered By | Lilian McD. Brinton, Mezzo-soprano; Samuel Barber (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) |
| Contributor | AL (Search) |