| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Series |
American classics |
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American classics (Naxos (Sound recording label))
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| Contents |
String quartet no. 2 (1968) (22:01) -- Poem (for soprano and chamber ensemble) (1987) (15:36) / text by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) -- Lyric for strings ([original] version for string quartet) (1946) (6:25) -- Five fancies (1974) (9:30) -- Modus (for chamber ensemble) (2001) (9:12) -- I never saw a moor (1986) / text by Emily Dickinson (1930-1886) (2:01) -- Response (1940) / text by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) (2:26) -- Mother Goose (circa 2054) (1992) / text by Irene Sekula (1:21) -- Take, o take those lips away (2004) / text by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (2:39) -- And wilt thou leave me thus (2002) / text by Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542) (3:10) |
| Notes |
The 4th work is a set of variations |
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The 1st & 3rd works for string quartet; the 2nd work for two sopranos, bass, violin (doubling viola), cello, flute, clarinet, guitar, piano (doubling harpsichord), vibraphone (doubling percussion), and percussion; the 4th for clarinet and piano 4 hands; the 5th for flute, oboe (doubling English horn), guitar (doubling mandolin), guitar, violin, and cello; the 6th-8th for mezzo-soprano and piano; and the 9th & 10th for baritone and piano |
| Performer |
Son Sonora String Quartet (1st & 3rd works) ; Capitol Chamber Artists (2nd work) ; Eric Thomas, clarinet ; Vivian Taylor, John McDonald, piano (4th work) ; Cygnus Ensemble (5th work) ; Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano (6th-8th works) ; James Martin, baritone (9th & 10th works) ; George Walker, piano (6th-10th works) |
| Event |
Recorded at First Methodist Church, Jersey City, USA, in June (1st work) and August (3rd work) 2008 ; at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA, in August 1988 (2nd work) ; at WGBH FM, Boston, USA, in 1994 (4th work) ; at Sarah Lawrecne College, Bronxville, USA, in August 2005 (5th-8th works) ; and at George Walker's home, Montclair, USA, in August 2008 (9th & 10th works) |
| Notes |
Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 -- Musical settings
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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Musical settings
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Sekula, Irene -- Musical settings
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 -- Musical settings
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Musical settings.
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Wyatt, Thomas, Sir, 1503?-1542 -- Musical settings
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| SUBJECT |
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 fast |
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 fast |
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Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 fast |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Wyatt, Thomas, Sir, 1503?-1542 fast |
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String quartets.
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Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.
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Variations (Piano (4 hands), clarinet)
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Songs (Medium voice) with piano.
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Octets (English horn, flute, guitars (2), oboe, mandolin, violin, cello)
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Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
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Songs (Medium voice) with piano
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String quartets
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Variations (Piano (4 hands), clarinet)
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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Variations (Music)
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Songs
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Chamber music
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Art music
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Musical settings
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Art music.
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Chamber music.
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Songs.
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Variations (Music)
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Musical settings.
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Musique savante.
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Musique de chambre.
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Variations (Musique)
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Mises en musique.
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Green, Patricia (Mezzo-soprano)
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Martin, James (Baritone)
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 2
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Poem
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 1. Lyric
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Fancies, clarinet, piano, 4 hands
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Modus
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Songs (1992). I never saw a Moor
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Response
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Songs (1992). Mother Goose (circa 2054)
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
Take, O take those lips away, voice, piano
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Walker, George, 1922-2018.
And wilt thou leave me thus
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Son Sonora String Quartet.
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Capitol Chamber Artists.
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Videmus (Musical group)
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Cygnus Ensemble.
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