- General information
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Composition date :
1950
- Duration : 28 mn
- Publisher : Boosey & Hawkes
- Dedication : chaque chanson est dédiée à un élève d'Aaron Copland
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Libretto (details, author) :
Emily Dickinson
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Composition date :
1950
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Mezzo-soprano and piano]
Detailed formation
- unspecified soloist voice, piano
Premiere information
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Date :
8 May 1950
Location :États-Unis, New York
Performers :Alice Howland et Aaron Copland.
Table of contents
- Nature, the gentlest mother, à David Diamond ;
- There came a wind like a bugle, à Elliott Carter ;
- Why do they shut me out of Heaven?, à Inglof Dahl ;
- The world feels dusty, à Alexei Haieff ;
- Heart, we will forget him, à Marcelle de Manziartly ;
- Dear March, come in, à Juan Orrego-Salas ;
- Sleep is supposed to be, à Irving Fine ;
- When they come back, à Harold Shapero ;
- I felt a funeral in my brain, à Camargo Guarnieri ;
- I've head an organ talk sometimes, à Alberto Ginastera ;
- Going to Heaven, à Lukas Foss ;
- The Chariot "Because I would not stop for Death", à Arthur Berger.