Work
The Mysterious Call of the Sea
for soprano and piano
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About
This work was originally titled Sea Moods (1980) but has undergone many revisions to become The Mysterious Call of the Sea.
Dedication note
Dedicated to Wendy and David
Contents note
- Eternal Whisperings
- Sailor's Song
- A Sea Dirge
- The Image of Eternity
- The Prophet Speaks
Text note
Texts from: 1. Eternal Whisperings (Keats, 'On the Sea'); 2. Verses from an unnamed poem (Cunningham); 3. A Sea Dirge (Shakespeare); 4. The Image of Eternity (Byron, 'Childe Harold') and 5. The Prophet (Gibran, 'The Prophet')
Performance history
21 May 2005: Premiered by Wendy Dixon (soprano) and David Miller (piano) in Sydney, Australia