3 (1951) Sure on this shining night - Wikipedia Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889). aux Valaisans des Valaisannes. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200182573/. Samuel Osmond Barber II (1910 - 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator. The composer contacted the operator for assistance who initially refused to provide Barber with the number, but confessed that she possessed a "weakness" for "Sure on this Shining Night" and requested that Barber sing the song's opening phrase to confirm his identity. Original German Text by Georg Heym (1887-1912), Puisque tout passe, Op. Dear friends, Thank you for helping us build a comprehensive online archive of American song. So, Im puzzled. 3 (1940)Librettist: James AgeeThe Joyful Company of Singers conducted by Peter BroadbentAnthony Saunders, pianoDescription in Library of Congress\"Sure on this Shining Night\" is the third song in the collection entitled Four Songs which was published by G. Schirmer in 1940. The songs structure resembles that of songs crafted by 19th-century masters such as Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann, especially in the dexterous use of canonic principles (in which Brahms excelled) and in the use of the pulsating chordal-style accompaniment, as found in Schmanns Ich grolle nicht (from Dichterliebe, 1840). Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Music Division. Lauridsen is a good enough composer that I suspect he could made the phone book sing. Wandring far alone of shadows on the stars. O Boundless, Boundless Evening, Op. aux Valaisannes. Barber and Agee were contemporaries, and Barber was a true lover of poetry: Throughout Barbers life, the composer was never without a volume or two of poetry at his bedside. 2 (Harsymowicz, trans. 2, No. Text: Robert Graves (1895-1985) Did Lauridsen want to reconceive the work as a choral piece ab initio? I dont particularly like the Midwinter Songs as poetry, but Lauridsen did a wonderful job with them. So there it is. Text: James Joyce (1882-1941), from Chamber Music (1907) 13, No. Billed annually at $39.99 View Official Scores licensed from print music publishers Sure on This Shining Night is the third song in the collection entitled Four Songs, which was published by G. Schirmer in 1940 as Barbers op. Required fields are marked *, Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 (Movement V) Movement V At Mahlers funeral on 22nd May 1911, fellow composer and friend J.B. Frster recalled that, although Mahler had requested no music to be played at the Read more, Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 (Movement IV) Movement IV Although added very late in the compositional process, the fourth movement plays a key role in the dramaturgy of the symphony. by Samuel Barber (1910-1981), Song Collection. Where springs not fail, Registered Office: Oxford Lieder, 37 Fairacres Road, Oxford OX4 1TH. Text: Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), from pomes franais. He weeps for wonder, wandering alone at night among the stars. Un cygne, Op. Text: James Joyce (1882-1941), from Chamber Music (1907) Receive our newsletter for the latest news, events and more. Have you read something interesting about Song in Americain a book or magazine, or online? from Two Poems by John Masefield (1918) by Charles Tomlinson Griffes. Hearts all whole. 1 The composer contacted the operator for assistance who initially refused to provide Barber with the number, but confessed that she possessed a \"weakness\" for \"Sure on this Shining Night\" and requested that Barber sing the song's opening phrase to confirm his identity.