65 songs
| Uniform Title: | Songs. Selections |
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| Main Author: | Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. |
| Other Authors: | Walters, Richard,, Wittke, Paul. |
| Format: | Musical Score |
| Language: | English French |
| Published: |
New York, NY : Milwaukee, Wis. :
G. Schirmer ; Distributed by H. Leonard,
[2010]
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| Physical Description: |
1 score (287 pages) : portrait, facsimiles ; 31 cm. |
| Edition: | Medium/low voice. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Editorial notes, biographical essay on the composer by Paul Wittke and notes about the songs in English, p. 8-48. Songs published during the composer's lifetime. Three songs, op. 2. Daisies ; With rue my heart is laden ; Bessie bobtail -- Three songs, op. 10. Rain has fallen ; Sleep now ; I hear an army -- Four songs, op. 13. A nun takes the veil ; Secrets of the old ; Sure on this shining night ; Nocturne -- Two songs, op. 18. Queen's face on the summery coin ; Monks and raisins -- Nuvoletta, op. 25 -- Mélodies passagères, op. 27. Puisque tout passe ; Un cygne ; Tombeau dans un parc ; Le clocher chante ; Départ -- Hermit songs, op. 29. At Saint Patrick's purgatory ; Church bell at night ; St. Ita's vision ; Heavenly banquet ; Crucifixion ; Sea-snatch ; Promiscuity ; Monk and his cat ; Praises of God ; Desire for hermitage -- Despite and still, op. 41. A last song ; My lizard ; In the wilderness ; Solitary hotel ; Despite and still -- Three songs, op. 45. Now have I fed and eaten up the rose ; A green lowland of pianos ; O boundless, boundless evening -- Songs published posthumously. Ask me to rest -- Au claire de la lune -- Beggar's song -- Fantasy in purple -- In the dark pinewood -- La nuit -- Love at the door -- Love's caution -- Man -- Mother, I cannot mind my wheel -- Music, when soft voices die -- Night wanderers -- Of that so sweet imprisonment -- Peace -- Serenader -- A slumber song of the Madonna -- Stopping by woods on a snowy evening -- Strings in the earth and air -- There's nae lark -- Three songs, the words from Old England. Lady, when I behold the roses ; An earnest suit to his unkind mistress not to forsake him ; Hey nonny no! -- Thy love -- Two poems of the wind. Little children of the wind ; Longing -- Two songs of youth. Invocation to youth ; I never thought that youth would go -- Watchers -- Who carries corn and crown -- Appendix 1. Manuscript facsimiles of selected early songs. I do not like thee, Dr. Fell ; An old song ; Der two fella Joe ; October mountain weather -- Appendix 2. Daisies. Daisies, original version. Distributor's no: HL50490045. English or French words; French words also printed separately with English translations. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 score (287 pages) : portrait, facsimiles ; 31 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781423491279 1423491270 |