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- Composer: Juliana Hall (1958-)
- Instrumentation: Piano, Soprano
- Work: Propriety
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- Work Language: English
- UPC: 600313485862
- Size: 8.7 x 11.9 inches
- Pages: None
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The title Propriety comes from an archaic use of that word, meaning the “peculiarity” or “essential quality” of a person or thing, and in the case of this song cycle that subject is classical music itself. From the poet’s appreciation of Renaissance choral writing, to a dream in which she imagines Bach being lured by an American university to come teach young composers (along with five harpsichords!), to a poem depicting violinist Isaac Stern working to save Carnegie Hall from demolition, this cycle offers brilliantly colorful commentary on what classical music can mean, and does so with virtuosity. Duration: 16:00
Contents:
Mercifully
Carnegie Hall: Rescued
Dream
Propriety
Melchior Vulpius
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