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     Samuel Barber - Sure On This Shining Night arr. for Choir & Piano (1940)

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     Sure on this Shining Night - Four Songs III - Samuel Barber - Lisette Oropesa

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sure_on_this_shining_nightSure on this shining night - Wikipedia

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   Sure on this shining night, op.13 no.3 is an art song by composer Samuel Barber from his 1938 song cycle Four Songs. The work's text is taken from James Agee's poem "Descriptions of Elysium" which was published in his 1934 poetry collection Permit Me Voyage by the Yale Series of Younger Poets.

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4. www.youtube.com › watchSamuel Barber - Sure On This Shining Night arr. for Choir ...

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   Oct 18, 2017 · To date, "Sure on this Shining Night" remains a favorite among solo singers and choral ensembles alike. Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American...

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5. www.youtube.com › watchSure on This Shining Night (Barber) | Atlanta Master Chorale

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   May 15, 2020 · Atlanta Master Chorale performed Sure on This Shining Night by Samuel Barber at our Rain or Shine concert on May 4, 2019 at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Emory...

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   Is sure on this Shining Night a poem?

   • However, he was also a poet, and in fact, all of his prose works were very poetic and almost deserve to be called long prose-poems. Sure On This Shining Night was part of a collection, Permit Me Voyage, published in 1934. This beautiful poem was later set to music a song by the American composer Samuel Barber.

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   What is sure on this Shining Night a shining light?

   • Of shadows on the stars. The level of lyricism that Barber achieves in this short song shows his seamless talent in composing for voices. From the lyrical canonical lines that intertwine with the pulsating chordal-style piano accompaniment to the magical textures that Barber creates, Sure on this Shining Night is a shining light.

   Samuel Barber ‘Sure on this Shining Night’: Hearts all Whole

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   Did Barber get a phone number for'sure on this Shining Night'?

   • 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. Barber complied and was rewarded with his telephone number!

   Sure on This Shining Night | Library of Congress

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   Why is sure on this shining night so popular?

   • "Sure on this Shining Night" has also been used by voice teachers, including Marinka Gurewich, to instruct singers in the art of producing a pianissimo cantilena vocal line. No doubt the popularity of "Sure on the Shining Night" was amplified by Barber's frequent retelling of an anecdote that directly involved the song.

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   Jun 12, 2017 · High summer holds the earth. Hearts all whole. Sure on this shining night I weep for wonder wand'ring far alone Of shadows on the stars. ----- FOLLOW ME: Instagram: / lisetteoropesa...

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8. oxfordsong.org › song › sure-on-this-shining-nightSure on this shining night | Song Texts, Lyrics &… | Oxford Song

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   Sure on this shining night. Of starmade shadows round, Kindness must watch for me. This side the ground. The late year lies down the north. All is healed, all is health. High summer holds the earth. Hearts all whole. Sure on this shining night.

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   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. "Sure on this Shining Night" is the third song in the collection entitled Four Songs which was published by G. Schirmer in 1940.

10. classicalexburns.com › 2022/03/09 › samuel-barberSamuel Barber ‘Sure on this Shining Night’: Hearts all Whole

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    Mar 9, 2022 · Learn about the lyrics, music and anecdote of Barber's famous song based on James Agee's poem. Discover how Barber creates a lyrical and magical texture with voices and piano in this short work.