Author : André Previn
Publisher : G. Schirmer, Incorporated
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,19 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Music
ISBN :
(Vocal). These three brand-new settings by the multi-talented Andre Previn, composed for and premiered by Renee Fleming, demonstrate once more why Emily Dickinson's poetry is irresistible to composers and singers. Contents: As Imperceptibly as Grief * Will There Really Be a Morning? * Good Morning Midnight.
Author : Larry Starr
Publisher : Pendragon Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 31,91 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781576470923
Commentary on the original version for soprano and piano is supplemented by information on Copland's later orchestrations of selected songs, a discussion of performance and interpretation, and an annotated discography."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Carlton Lowenberg
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 32,40 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Emily Dickinson's astonishingly original poems, with their keen imagery and highly charged but economically expressed emotion, have inspired numerous composers to set them to music. This book provides a detailed inventory of 1,615 musical settings of Emily Dickinson's texts, by 276 composers, written between 1896 and 1991.
Author : Emily Dickinson
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 1890
Category : American poetry
ISBN :
Author : Emily Dickinson
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 14,1 MB
Release : 1998-10-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 081950033X
The 19th–century American poet’s uncensored and breathtaking letters, poems, and letter-poems to her sister-in-law and childhood friend. For the first time, selections from Emily Dickinson’s thirty-six year correspondence with her childhood friend, neighbor, and sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Dickinson, are compiled in a single volume. Open Me Carefully invites a dramatic new understanding of Emily Dickinson’s life and work, overcoming a century of censorship and misinterpretation. For the millions of readers who love Emily Dickinson’s poetry, Open Me Carefully brings new light to the meaning of the poet’s life and work. Gone is Emily as lonely spinster; here is Dickinson in her own words, passionate and fully alive. Praise for Open Me Carefully “With spare commentary, Smith . . . and Hart . . . let these letters speak for themselves. Most important, unlike previous editors who altered line breaks to fit their sense of what is poetry or prose, Hart and Smith offer faithful reproductions of the letters’ genre-defying form as the words unravel spectacularly down the original page.” —Renee Tursi, The New York Times Book Review
Author : Jane Manning
Publisher :
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199391025
Described as the "life and soul of British contemporary music", Jane Manning is an internationally celebrated English concert and opera soprano. In this new follow-up to her highly regarded New Vocal Repertory, Volumes I and II, she provides a seasoned expert's guidance and insight into the vocal genre she calls home.Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century spans the late middle-20th century through the second decade of the 21st. Manning's comprehensive selection of contemporary art songs ranges from the avant-garde to the more easily accessible, including substantial song cycles, shorter encore pieces, and songs suitable for auditions and competitions. The two-volume guide presents expertly-informed selections tailored to particular voice types. Each of the 160 selections is accompanied by a highly detailed performance guide, music examples, levels of difficulty, and a brief encapsulation of vocal characteristics or challenges contained in the piece. A supplemental companion website provides composer biographies and an up-to-date list of recommended recordings. With a focus on younger composers in addition to prominent figures, Manning encourages singers to refresh and expand their recital repertoire into less familiar territory, and discover the rewards therein.Volume 1 features works written before 2000, including pieces from such renowned composers as John Cage ("The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs", "A Flower"), André Previn ("Five Songs"), and Igor Stravinsky ("The Owl and the Pussycat").
Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 14,68 MB
Release : 2024-03-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1722525053
One of the Greatest Poems in American Literature Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was considered by many to be one of the most important American poets of all time. He had a profound influence on all those who came after him. “Song of Myself”, a portion of Whitman’s monumental poetry collection “Leaves of Grass”, is one of his most beloved poems. It was through this moving piece that Whitman first made himself known to the world. One of the most acclaimed of all American poems, it is written in Whitman’s signature free verse style, without a regular form, meter, or rhythm. His lines have a mesmerizing chant-like quality, as he sought to make poetry more appealing. Few poems are as fun to read aloud as this one. Considered to be the core of his poetic vision, this poem is an optimistic and inspirational look at the world in 1855. It is exhilarating, epic, and fresh in its brilliant and fascinating diction and wordplay as it tries to capture the unique meaning of words of the day, while also embracing the rapidly evolving vocabularies of the sciences and the streets. Far ahead of its time, it was considered by many social conservatives to be scandalous and obscene for its depiction of sexuality and desire, while at the same time, critics hailed the poem as a modern masterpiece. This first version of “Song of Myself” is far superior to the later versions and will delight readers with the playfulness of its diction as it glorifies the self, body, and soul. “I am large, I contain multitudes,”
Author : Aaron Copland
Publisher :
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 48,94 MB
Release : 1997
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Carol Kimball
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 13,90 MB
Release : 2006-12-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1617749974
Carol Kimball's comprehensive survey of art song literature has been the principal one-volume American source on the topic. Now back in print after an absence of several years this newly revised edition includes biographies and discussions of the work of
Author : Keith E. Clifton
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 2008-09-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 1461670780
Recent American Art Song: A Guide is a reference source devoted to songs with English texts by American composers, written for solo voice and piano. The book focuses exclusively on art song since 1980, a substantial period largely ignored by scholars. This is the first study to examine this repertory in detail, and many of the songs and composers are discussed in print for the first time. Keith E. Clifton has examined approximately 1000 songs by nearly 200 composers. Many songs employ musical idioms well beyond traditional classical styles, including references to jazz, musical theater, rap, and rock & roll, and several songs blur the boundaries between recital and stage works. Organized alphabetically by composer, entries contain complete biographical and bibliographical information, with major works and links to print resources and composer websites when available. In addition, Clifton provides detailed information on the vocal range, musical style, and appropriate voice type for individual songs. The book concludes with a full discography and bibliography, as well as indexes listing the works by poet, song cycle, title, voice type, and level of difficulty.
