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In This Short Life
Classical/Song • 2011 • Lyricist: Emily Dickinson
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For soprano and piano (priced for 2 copies)
Title by uploader: In This Short Life — for soprano and piano (priced for 2 copies)
Instrumentation |
Piano, Soprano |
Scored for |
Solo, Accompanying piano |
Type of score |
Piano-vocal score |
Publisher |
Enchanted Knickers Music |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
5'30 |
Each song in this cycle was a birthday present: the first song was for my mom’s 90th birthday, the second for her 92nd, and the third for my dad’s 95th birthday. I knew that my parents were entering the last stages of their lives — so, in tribute, I searched for poems that reflected on the nature of life, settling on these poems by Emily Dickinson. Her unique expressiveness never fails to amaze me, and I let the words guide me in crafting an appropriate musical structure. My mother died in 2014, just a month shy of her 96th birthday. My father died in 2015, a few months short of his 100th birthday.
You can hear a recording of this cycle online, by searching for "experience" on the Albany label, with soprano Natalie Mann and pianist Jeffrey Panko.
For tenor and piano (priced for 2 copies)
Title by uploader: In This Short Life — for tenor and piano (priced for 2 copies)
Instrumentation |
Piano, Tenor |
Scored for |
Solo, Accompanying piano |
Type of score |
Piano-vocal score |
Publisher |
Enchanted Knickers Music |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
5'30 |
Year of composition |
2009 |
Each song in this cycle was a birthday present: the first song was for my mom’s 90th birthday, the second for her 92nd, and the third for my dad’s 95th birthday. I knew that my parents were entering the last stages of their lives — so, in tribute, I searched for poems that reflected on the nature of life, settling on these poems by Emily Dickinson. Her unique expressiveness never fails to amaze me, and I let the words guide me in crafting an appropriate musical structure. My mother died in 2014, just a month shy of her 96th birthday. My father died in 2015, a few months short of his 100th birthday.
You can hear a recording of this cycle online, by searching for "Experience" on the Albany label, with soprano Natalie Mann and pianist Jeffrey Panko.
The tenor version was created in December 2020.
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