6 Songs for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Piano
on fables of Jean de La Fontaine (translated by Marianne Moore)
Publisher
E. C. Schirmer Music Company
Catalog Number
8591
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Description
“Fables for a Prince” evokes images of aristocratic life in days past, when a young prince would be taught his lessons always with an appreciation of him one day becoming the king. Both animals and humans enact small tales – fables – designed to show the young prince the difference between good and bad, and the reasoning in favor of behavior that is right over that which is wrong, so that his sense of fairness and justice may develop as he grows into his proper role as king and protector of his people.
Texts
1 – To His Royal Highness the Dauphin
2 – The Fox and the Crow
3 – The Hen that Laid the Golden Eggs
4 – The Horse and the Ass
5 – The Physicians
6 – Epilogue
Year of Composition
1990
Duration
16 minutes
Commission
Turnpike Camerata
New York, New York
Dedication
James Clynch
First Performance
January 12, 1991
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
New York, New York
Catherine Tyrrell, soprano
Joy Hermalyn, mezzo soprano
Daniel Egan, tenor
Richard Stout, baritone
Karen Lerner, piano
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Stacey Grimaldi, soprano
Amy Champagne, mezzo soprano
Jack Anthony Pott, tenor
Dylan Armstrong, baritone
Juliana Hall, piano
To His Royal Highness the Dauphin
The Fox and the Crow
The Hen that Laid the Golden Eggs
The Horse and the Ass
The Physicians
Epilogue