Song for Tenor and Piano
on a text by William Shakespeare
Publisher
E. C. Schirmer Music Company
Catalog Number
8577
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Description
A song of thanks, “I Can No Other Answer Make” was written in 2016 for the wonderful American tenor Paul Sperry. Just four short lines of text from Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night” are set as the composer’s way of saying “thank you” for Sperry’s enthusiastic support of the composer’s music.
Text
Excerpt from “Twelfth Night”
Year of Composition
2016
Duration
2 minutes
Dedication
Paul Sperry
First Performance
April 14, 2016
National Opera Center
New York, NY
Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Miriam Leskis, piano
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Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Miriam Leskis, piano
I Can No Other Answer Make