About
The song cycle was composed in 1953 and published in 1954. The work was commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation in the Library of Congress, and the premiere was sung by soprano Leontyne Price.
Songs
At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Church Bell at Night
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
Howard Mumford Jones
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
St. Ita's Vision
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
Chester Kallman
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
The Heavenly Banquet
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
The Crucifixion
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
Howard Mumford Jones
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Sea-Snatch
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Promiscuity
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
The Monk and His Cat (op. 29, no. 8)
Samuel Barber
W. H. Auden
Anonymous
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
The Praises of God
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
W. H. Auden
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
The Desire for Hermitage
Samuel Barber
Anonymous
Song Collection: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Sheet Music
Samuel Barber: 65 Songs (G. Schirmer, high voice)
Composer(s): Samuel Barber
Voice Type: High
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Composer(s): Samuel Barber
Voice Type: Medium/Low
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