Song Cycles
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FROM "AN ALASKA BESTIARY":
$15
The poetry for this cycle of Alaskan songs comes from the pen of a former Alaska Poet Laureate, Sheila Nickerson from Juneau, and represents selections from Feast of the Animals: An Alaskan Bestiary, Vols. I and II. Music for the song cycle was written 1990 and is scored for solo mezzo soprano (or baritone) accompanied by piano. It utilizes the musical technique of wordpainting, in that each song describes musically a particular animal's appearance and/or behavior. Listen for the graceful, sweeping flight of the Great Blue Heron, the majestic march of the Caribou, the frantic Ground Squirrel gathering winter food and then hibernating in a deep, silent sleep. The song cycle is classically based, and the songs are very short. PRICE: $15. Performance time: Approx. 12 minutes. Eighteen pages inc/cover
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