ONE ART

ONE ART
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 piece a unique flavor, bringing 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.

Text
1 – Imber Nocturnus
2 – A Word with You
3 – One Art
4 – The Wave

Vocal Range
G 3  :  A-sharp 5

Duration
27′ 00″

Vocal Tessitura
F 4  :  D 5

Year of Composition
2003

First Performance
September 12, 2004
Ethel Walker School Chapel
Simsbury, CT

First Performers
Amy Champagne, mezzo-soprano
Eric Dahlin, cello

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Amy Champagne, mezzo-soprano
Eric Dahlin, cello