Songs of sadness : for medium voice, guitar, clarinet in B♭, and violoncello / Ned Rorem
- Author:
- Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022
- Published:
- New York : Boosey & Hawkes, [2014]
- Copyright Date:
- ©1994
- Physical Description:
- 3 parts ; 33 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Strand, Mark, 1934-2014, Merrill, James, 1926-1995, Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889, and Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
- Language Note:
- English words.
Staff notation. - Contents:
- How can I sing -- A vision of the garden -- Strike, churl -- Open the door -- A mother's lament -- Keeping things whole -- A renewal -- Binsey poplars.
- Subject(s):
- Strand, Mark, 1934-2014—Musical settings
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995—Musical settings
- Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889—Musical settings
- Burns, Robert, 1759-1796—Musical settings
- Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
- Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Strand, Mark, 1934-2014
- Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble—Parts
- Genre(s):
- Medium of Performance:
- guitar 1 clarinet 1 cello 1
- Note:
- Texts by Mark Strand, James Merrill, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Robert Burns.
Contents: 1. How Can I Sing (Mark Strand) -- 2. A Vision of the Garden (James Merrill) -- 3. Strike, Churl (Gerard Manley Hopkin) -- 4. Open the Door (Robert Burns) -- 5. A Mother's Lament (Burns) -- 6. Keeping Things Whole (Strand) -- 7. A Renewal (Merrill) -- 8. Binsey Poplars (Hopkins). Written and co-commissioned by Sharon Isbin and The Music Society of Lincoln Center through the generosity of Richard and Jody Nordlof. Premiered in New York, November 1994 by Sharon Isbin, Kurt Ollmann, Fred Sherry, and David Shifrin. Custom print edition.
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