FOUR SONGS ON POEMS OF ADRIENNE RICH

FOUR SONGS ON POEMS OF ADRIENNE RICH

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Soprano, piano
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9
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Purely Local
Night
Living in Sin
The Springboard

 

Early poems of Adrienne Rich, dating from the late 1940s to mid-1950s. Purely Local is dedicated to the poet's son, Pablo Conrad. Night is dedicated to mezzo-soprano Christine Schadeberg.The Springboard is dedicated to soprano Bethany Beardslee.

Purely Local and The Springboard: Collected Poems: 1950-2012 copyright 1979, 1951 from A CHANGE OF WORLD.
For Night: Collected Poems: 1950-2012 copyright 1950.
For Living in Sin: Collected Poems: 1950-2012 copyright 1983, 1955 from THE DIAMOND CUTTERS.

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Vocal ranges:

Purely Local D-flat4 - A-flat 5
Night B3 - A5
Living in Sin F4 - C-flat5
The Springboard G-flat4 - A-flat5

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All four poems are by Adrienne Rich (1929-2012), copyright by the ADRIENNE RICH LITERARY TRUST (100% ownership) and licensed for these settings is by permission from the Frances Goldin Literary Agency
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voice+keyboard
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Soprano , piano
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