7 Songs for Soprano and Piano
on poems by Emily Dickinson
Publisher
Juliana Hall Music
Availability
Summer 2022
Texts
1 – I sing to use the Waiting
2 – I’ve heard an Organ talk, sometimes
3 – Why – do they shut Me out of Heaven?
4 – At least – to pray – is left – is left
5 – Teach Him – When He makes the names
6 – What is – “Paradise”
7 – Tie the Strings to my Life, My Lord
Year of Composition
1999
Duration
23 minutes
First Performance
April 29, 2001
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, CT
Patricia Prunty, soprano
Juliana Hall, piano
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Patricia Prunty, soprano
Juliana Hall, piano
I sing to use the Waiting
I’ve heard an Organ talk, sometimes
Why – do they shut Me out of Heaven?
At least – to pray – is left – is left
Teach Him – When He makes the names
What is – “Paradise”
Tie the Strings to my Life, My Lord