Carol Barnett, Musician

Composer, teacher, pianist, calligrapher, piccolo player.

About Carol

Newly Available from Beady Eyes Publishing

Before Prayer

Choral, SATB

Poem and music move from a sober personal focus to a comforting evocation of the timeless cycle of life.

Difficulty: 3
Duration: 3.5 mins
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O Antiphons

Choral, SATB, Organ

Prayerful and contemplative, these brief settings of the O Antiphon texts paint our longing for redemption.

Difficulty: 3
Duration: 13 mins
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Orchard in Bloom

Choral, SATB, viola

Perched on the violas steady pitch support, the choir transforms into a vibrant congregation of bees and songbirds.

Difficulty: 3
Duration: 4 mins
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Sonata for Horn and Piano

Solo Instrumental, French horn and piano
Difficulty: 3
Duration: 8.5 mins
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New and Noteworthy

My Last Duchess… New Stuff

My Last Duchess…

My summer composing project was a setting of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess.” I’ve been intrigued with the poem ever since I heard James Mason read it on a Caedmon Records LP back in the 60s. Browning’s dramatic monologue is…
Carol
October 14, 2026
On Hearing Beethoven Washington National Opera ChorusNew Stuff

On Hearing Beethoven

Newly premiered, a piece for the Washington National Opera Chorus a setting of a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay's "On Hearing a Symphony by Beethoven." As with most choral commissions, finding a text was the first creative task. From…
Carol
May 13, 2026

Premiere Opportunities

These pieces have already been written but have not had a formal premiere. If your ensemble is interested in giving the world premiere without having to pay a commission fee, reach out for more information.

Elegy
SATB/viola/handbells/strings

Golden Slumbers
SATB a cappella

Snow
chamber opera