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What is our life? : song cycle for baritone, cor anglais & piano / music: Ralph Middenway ; lyrics: Walter Ralegh.
by Ralph Middenway (2013)
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- Instrumentation: Baritone, cor anglais, piano.
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(Sir) Walter Ralegh (generally misspelt Raleigh) was a splendid poet whose work is characterised by intelligence and often sly wit; he was intolerant of fools and of humbug; he was capable of expressing deep sentiment, altogether incapable of sentimentality.
These eight poems were not written as a set: they were chosen to provide a comprehensive view of his overall output.
The last is seen as an encore piece that is otherwise nothing to do with the previous seven.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score 75p. -- A4 (portrait)) and 1 part (15p. -- A4 (portrait))
Difficulty: Advanced — Requires technical fluency and musical imagination. A background in opera would be an advantage for the singer, especially in the case of 'The Lie'.
Duration: 24 mins, 34 sec.
1. The play of passion -- 2. Now what is love? -- 3. The Silent Lover -- 4. Sir Walter Raleigh to His Son -- 5. The Lie -- 6. Farewell to the Court -- 7. Sir Walter Ralegh (The Night before His Death) -- Encore: Song of Myself.
Includes programme notes, full lyrics, and alternate versions of songs 1 & 6 showing time signatures.
Typeset edition.
This edition produced 2014.
ISMN: 979-0-720165-26-4
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