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Of starmade shadows round, kindness must watch for me. Barber sure on this shining night sheet music for voice and. Sure on this shining night of starmade shadows round, the arrangement details tab gives you detailed information about this particular arrangement of sure on this shining night not necessarily the song. Samuel osborne barber ii march 9, 1910 january 23, 1981 was an american composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. Samuel barber sure on this shining night sheet music pdf. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Sure on this shining night satb partitions pdf epub book can you get in format pdf, kindle, epub, ebook, dan mobi. The works text is taken from james agees poem descriptions of elysium which was published in his 1934 poetry collection permit me voyage by the yale series of younger poets.
The speaker is a person talking to his or her lover at. Margot faegre the dawn is not distant christine donkin text. Sure on this shining night of star made shadows round, kindness must watch for me this sid. For four part chorus of mixed voices with piano accompaniment. Opening with solos for flugelhorn or trumpet, flute and oboe, the arrangement builds to a dramatic full ensemble peak then tapers to a sensitive and quiet ending. Barber often relayed an anecdote concerning a new york city telephone operator who withheld his new telephone number until he sang the opening phrase of sure on this shining night, which she loved.
Samuel osmond barber ii was an american composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator. Lisa bustos, laura noack, kira rugen, heidi woehl altos. It has been adapted for a number of various vocal and string ensembles. Sure on this shining night sheet music january 1, 1941 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Set for accompanied satb voices with some divisi, and now for ttbb, this is a superb composition for better choirs. Highquality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along.
One of barber s most frequently performed works, the work displays barber s neoromantic lyricism with. Sure on this shining night was composed by samuel barber and features the poetry of james agee. Sure on this shining night finishes quietly, with the voices finally uniting together to sing the final line before the piano plays one final chord. Download samuel barber sure on this shining night sheet music notes, chords. Minimum required purchase quantity for these notes is 5. A tribute to samuel barber robert mills, piano david britton, tenor. Sure on this shining night by james agee is by far my favorite poem. Sure on this shining night samuel barber 19101981 text. Pdf compression, ocr, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation. Samuel barber was a prolific song composer, producing over 100 works for voice and piano. Barber, samuel all original works compositions and arrangements of this person are still under in canada, the eu, japan and elsewhere and are thus subject to immediate deletion. One of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. Gondwana singers is an satb choir for singers aged 1416, including boys with newly changed or changing voices. Barber sure on this shining night sheet music for choir.
Of the published songs, barber s sure on this shining night from four songs, op. Sure on this shining night by samuel barber 19101981. Using samuel barber s interweaving melodies and distinctive harmonies, richard saucedo has created this beautifully scored setting for concert band. Sure on this shining night of starmade shadows round, kindness must watch for me this side the ground. Sure on this shining night by james agee famous poems. Sure on this shining night joan szymko, director kira whiting, accompanist the voice brendan graham arr. Sure on this shining night lauridsen pdf free download. Barber sure on this shining night sheet music for voice and piano. P on this shining night of starmade tenor sure 1m1 on mp espr.
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This lyric gem is a cornerstone of 20th century choral composition and, because of its accessibility, is an exceptional work to introduce young singers to barbers. Contains pages from published orchestration textbooks taped onto music ms. Quintessential barber with its lyrical lines, sure on this shining night has become one of the most frequently programmed songs both in the united states and europe. The motif of ascending and descending thirds figure prominently throughout barber s melodic line, occurring no less than 12 times in 34 measures of music. Erin calata, justine farenga, marcy mckee, suzanne rovani tenors. Print and download sure on this shining night sheet music. In this third movement of his song cycle nocturnes, morten lauridsens flowing music captures all of the beauty and wonder of james agees poem. Download and print sure on this shining night sheet music for voice and piano low voice by samuel barber. The first song, nocturne, is based on a love poem by frederic prokosch of the same title. Shop and buy sure on this shining night sheet music. Download and print sure on this shining night sheet music for choir satb. Sure on this shining night of starmade molto espress.
Sure on this shining night of starmade shadows round, kindness must watch. Sure on this shining night for high voice and piano. Sure on this shining night sure on this shining night samuel barber arr. Oct 18, 20 sure on this shining night by james agee is by far my favorite poem. Search sure on this shining night sheet music at jw pepper. Unlike the composers earlier collection of three songs, op. Used by permission of yale university press, publishers. Morten lauridsen sure on this shining night satb choir. Sure on this shining night satb partitions pdf download. Sure on this shining night of star made shadows round, kindness must watch for me this side the ground. Benjamin britten christs nativity the company of heaven. Sure on this shining night by samuel barber lyrics.
The melody fits seamlessly with the text in my opinion. The coolin james stephens satb passing ab divisi acap 1942. Sure on this shining night sheet music for piano, vocals. Samuel barber and james agee were contemporaries, born in 1910 and 1909. Sure on this shining night piano accompaniment original.
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