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- a song cycle for mezzo soprano and piano
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- Duration:
- 45' 00"
- Contents:
- 1. Shapes; 2. In the Heat; 3. Back Beach; 4. Some People; 5. The Circle; 6. Up North; 7. Here; 8. Aotearoa Litany; 9. All My Stars; 10. Soul Song; 11. Cosmic Breathing; 12. Turn Left; 13. Dancing Harp; 14. Going Deeper; 15. Freesias and Cardigans; 16. All the Time; 17. The Learning Tree; 18. Horizons; 19. 88 Vivian Street, 20. The Travellers; 21. Blessing
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 | Score (7520k) | First page of each song | © Jenny McLeod |
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- This work has 2 scores
Programme Note
Twenty-one songs for mezzo-soprano and piano set to short poems by Anne Powell (from her first collection Firesong). The poems have a strongly iconic ‘kiwi’ flavour, and also celebrate womanhood (some), childhood, nature and social consciousness. The complete cycle is c.45 mins and can be subdivided into two shorter cycles (Part I & II), or can be sung individually or in smaller groupings.
- Text Note:
- Text by Anne Powell
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Difficulty Note:
- Not suitable for amateurs
- Influences: