| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Piano acc.; the 4th work also with clarinet; the 8th work also with violin and cello. |
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Words from ancient Chinese lyrics, traditional French poetry, the Bible, Confucious, Dù Fu, Li Bái, A. Mary F. Robinson, O.E. Rølvaag, A.E. Housman, Ben Jonson, Henry David Thoreau, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas Hardy, Paul Verlaine, Paul-Jean Toulet, Ruth Bogert Young, and Andrea Fang. |
| Performer |
Margaret Cusack (6th work), Anne Ackley Gray (8th work), sopranos; Marilyn Spesak (1st work), Lindsey Christiansen (5th work), mezzo-sopranos; Thomas Faracco (3rd work), Scott McCoy (7th work), tenors; Elem Eley (2nd work), Marvin Keenze (4th work), baritones; Linda Koch, clarinet (4th work); Mia Wu, violin (8th work); Elizabeth Thompson, cello (8th work); the composer, piano. |
| Event |
Recorded May 15, 2000, Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, N.J. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Biographical notes on the composer and performers, and texts with English translations of the French ([24] p.) in container. |
| Contents |
Trois chansons. Le vol d'automne ; L'ombre ; Douce plage (10:00) -- Three views. Fearful of sounds ; Younder see the morning blink ; Hap (9:00) -- Giants in the earth. Bright, clear sky ; --And sun ; A small caravan was pushing its way-- ; Now and then ; The broad expanse (11:00) -- Two by three. At midnight's hour ; The rolling English road (7:00) -- Songs from the middle country. Under the moon ; She is good, the little rain! ; My brother (7:00) -- Trois comptines. Il était une puce ; Roudoudou n'a pas de femme ; Jeannette, brunette (5:00) -- Ah! life! Let us forget ; Ask not to know (4:00) -- The Song of Solomon. Set me-- ; How beautiful-- ; I am my beloved's-- (13:00). |
| Local Note |
Westminster Choir College faculty member publication |
| Language |
Sung in English or French. |
| Subject |
Songs (Medium voice) with piano.
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Songs (Medium voice) with piano. |
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Songs (High voice) with piano.
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Songs (High voice) with piano. |
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Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble.
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Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble. |
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Sacred songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.
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Sacred songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble. |
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Song of Solomon (Music)
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Song of Solomon (Music) |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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| Added Author |
Cusack, Margaret, performer.
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Gray, Anne Ackley, performer.
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Spesak, Marilyn, performer.
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Christiansen, Lindsey, performer.
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Farraco, Thomas, performer.
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McCoy, Scott Jeffrey, performer.
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Eley, Elem, performer.
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Keenze, Marvin, performer.
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Koch, Linda (Clarinetist), performer.
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Wu, Mia, performer.
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Thompson, Elizabeth (Cellist), performer.
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Young, Stefan Hayden, 1946- performer.
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| Added Title |
Songs. Selections
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| Standard No. |
829757416922 |
| Music No. |
AW2205 AW Promotions |
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