Happy Present Meet
Gordon Songs of Our Time for Mezzo-Soprano (Medium High Voice) Voice and Piano
14 Songs Set to Poems by Contempory Poets - for Medium High Voice and Piano
Piano reduction/vocal score
Text: Plath, Sylvia, Kunitz, Stanley, Schuyler, James, Kennedy, X. J., Raine, Kathleen, Hughes, Langston, McDonald, Audra, Merwin, W. S., O`Hara, Frank, Celan, Paul, Ashbery, John, Brooks, Gwendolyn, Moss, Howard, Valentine, Jean.
Known for his extraordinary songs, this collection offers 14 works by composer Ricky Ian Gordon, set to the poetry of writers such as Sylvia Plath, Langston Hughes, James Schuyler, Frank O`Hara, John Ashbery, Stanley Kunitz and more.
With Gordon`s ability to gracefully straddle the realms of high-end Broadway and classical, this musical compilation has a unique sound and style that makes it an exciting addition to any singles Repertoire.
Virginia Woolf - James Schuyler
Friend - Jean Valentine
Littl Horse - W.S.Merwin
Spell against Sorrow - Kathleen Raine
The Light Comes on by Itself - Frank O`Hara
Pont Mirabeau - J.J.Kennedy, after Guillaume Apollinaire
A Poem of Unrest - John Ashbery
This Room - John Ashbery
If you can - Howard Moss
Aspen Tree - paul Celan, translated by Michael Hamburger
Three Floors - Stanley Kunitz
The Crazy Woman - Gwendolyn Brooks
Child - Sylvia plath
Dreams / Feet o" Jesus - Langston Hughes
작곡가 Gordon, Ricky Ian