4 Songs for Mezzo Soprano and Cello
on poems by Elizabeth Bishop
Publisher
E. C. Schirmer Music Company
Catalog Number
8588
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Description
“One Art” sets the colorful and witty poetry of American poet Elizabeth Bishop for mezzo-soprano voice with cello. The cello gives this song cycle a unique flavor that brings Bishop’s words alive with a huge variety of pizzicato and bowed effects that provide vivid commentary on the lyrical lines sung by the mezzo-soprano.
Texts
1 – Imber Nocturnus
2 – A Word with You
3 – One Art
4 – The Wave
Year of Composition
2003
Duration
27 minutes
Dedication
In memory of Leon Kirchner.
First Performance
September 12, 2004
Ethel Walker School Chapel
Simsbury, CT
Amy Champagne, mezzo soprano
Eric Dahlin, cello
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Amy Champagne, mezzo soprano
Eric Dahlin, cello
Imber Nocturnus
A Word with You
One Art
The Wave