Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
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Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
1. What do we need to know about this composer?
Possible answers . . .
- Along with Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber is the most frequently performed American composer of his generation.
- Music has an “American” directness and simplicity making it appealing and easy to understand.
- Barber’s songs have a lyric grace and are romantic and sophisticated in concept.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
2. Name a song composition by this composer.
Possible answers . . .
I Hear an Army
Rain Has Fallen
Sure on this Shining Night
The Daisies
The Secrets of the Old
With Rue My Heart Is Laden
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Hermit Songs
- At Saint Patrick’s Purgatory
- Church bell at night
- Saint Ita’s vision
- The heavenly banquet
- The crucifixion
- Sea-snatch
- Promiscuity
- The monk and his cat
- The praises of God
- The desire for hermitage
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O Boundless, Boundless Evening
A Green Lowland of Pianos
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Sure on this Shining Night [HIGH VOICE]
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ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY:
FULL PERFORMANCE:
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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The Daisies
[HIGH VOICE]
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ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY:
FULL PERFORMANCE:
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Rain Has Fallen
[HIGH VOICE]
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ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY:
FULL PERFORMANCE:
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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I Hear an Army
[LOW VOICE]
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ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY:
FULL PERFORMANCE:
https://youtu.be/ExoLwI6ctgw
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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Hermit Songs
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- At Saint Patrick’s Purgatory
- Church bell at night
- Saint Ita’s vision
- The heavenly banquet
- The crucifixion
- Sea-snatch
- Promiscuity
- The monk and his cat
- The praises of God
- The desire for hermitage
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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The Secrets of the Old
[HIGH VOICE]
(back to the top . . .)
ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY:
FULL PERFORMANCE:
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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With Rue My Heart Is Laden
[LOW VOICE]
(back to the top . . .)
ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY: [LOW VOICE]
FULL PERFORMANCE: [HIGH VOICE]
[LOW VOICE]
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O Boundless, Boundless Evening
ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY:
[HIGH VOICE] (partial . . .)
[LOW VOICE]
FULL PERFORMANCE: [HIGH VOICE]
[LOW VOICE]
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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A Green Lowland of Pianos
ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY:
FULL PERFORMANCE:
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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