Prizewinner at the 1997 Delius Composition Competition. A song cycle that depicts four different romantic moods.
Published by North Star Music
8-9 minutes Difficulty levels vary Alymar $15
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When You Are Old
Words by W. B. Yeats
Two and a half minutes. Upper intermediate
(The only one of the four songs in this cycle that should be sung by a male voice.)
A song of lost love.
Through-composed. (Although it ends with a return to the opening line.) Lyrical with a soaring dramatic climactic point near the end.
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Let it be You
Words by Sara Teasdale
One and a half minutes, Intermediate
This is a song that expresses deep love. (Dedicated to the composer's wife, Katherine.) In binary form with the same melodic figure opening both sections of the song.
The song is somewhat chromatic but very lyrical and expressive.
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Let it be Forgotten
Words by Sara Teasdale
Two and a half minutes, Intermediate.
This is a poem reflecting a melancholy mood.
Through-composed with a recurring piano figure. This is a romantic, expressive song that reflects the melancholy of the words.
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A Thunderstorm in Town
Words by Thomas Hardy
One and half minutes, Intermediate (somewhat more difficult for singer.)
The poem is a cute look at young love.
The song is in a free strophic form.
It is chromatic with some leaps for the singer.