Night Song - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project
| Song Title | Night Song - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search) |
| Composer(s): | H. Leslie Adams |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Author(s): | Clarissa Scott Delany |
| Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; Woman; POC; Black (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bitter; Black; Blowing; Brave; Bravery; Cloaks; Contrast: Emotional Distress vs. Natural Beauty; Crying; Daring; Dark; Darkness; Day; Defeat; Depths; Despair; Future; Gracious; Grief; Healing; Hiding; Hours; Leafy; Metaphor: Night as Cloak; Night; Rest; Shaken; Sighing; Sleep; Soft; Souls; Sweet; Tears; Time; Trees; Unafraid; Warm; Wind |
| First Line | The night was made for rest and sleep, (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1961 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=20411 |
| Larger Work | Nightsongs (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Harlem Renaissance (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6uF_qqo9o |
| Catalog Designation | No. 4 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | D4 - A5 (Search) |
| Notes | Also available in low and medium keys (Search) |
| Sources Cited | African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |
| Contributor | Dr. Louise Toppin; GTM (Search) |