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Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
(Selected Poems of the Tang Dynasty)
for soprano and piano
soprano and piano
Product Details
Description
Composed in 2007 for the Leeds Lieder festival, Hesketh's Shimmerwords and Idle Songs for soprano and piano is a 18 minute song cycle made up of six songs in four sections. The text is taken from a collection of Chinese poetry from the 8th and 9th centuries which cover various subjects from nature and travel to life itself. The music is both colourful and direct with an abundance of humour and clarity.
Content
I Traveling Moon
II Enjoying Pine and Bamboo
III Three Commentaries: A Song of the Palace · The Philosopher · The Red Cockatoo
IV Sitting Idle at the North Window
II Enjoying Pine and Bamboo
III Three Commentaries: A Song of the Palace · The Philosopher · The Red Cockatoo
IV Sitting Idle at the North Window
More Information
Title:
Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
(Selected Poems of the Tang Dynasty)
for soprano and piano
Level of difficulty:
difficult
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music Ltd., London
Year of composition:
2007
Duration:
18 ′
World Premiere:
October 14, 2007 · Leeds (UK)
The Venue, Leeds College of Music
LeedsLieder 2007
Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Gary Matthewman, piano
The Venue, Leeds College of Music
LeedsLieder 2007
Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Gary Matthewman, piano
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Leeds Lieder+ 2007 with funds partly provided by the RVW Trust
Series:
Title:
Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
(Selected Poems of the Tang Dynasty)
for soprano and piano
Language:
English
Level of difficulty:
difficult
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2007
Duration:
18 ′
Voice:
Sopran
World Premiere:
October 14, 2007 · Leeds (UK)
The Venue, Leeds College of Music
LeedsLieder 2007
Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Gary Matthewman, piano
The Venue, Leeds College of Music
LeedsLieder 2007
Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Gary Matthewman, piano
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Leeds Lieder+ 2007 with funds partly provided by the RVW Trust
Series:
Title:
Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
(Selected Poems of the Tang Dynasty)
for soprano and piano
Language:
English
Level of difficulty:
difficult
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2007
Duration:
18 ′
Voice:
Sopran
World Premiere:
October 14, 2007 · Leeds (UK)
The Venue, Leeds College of Music
LeedsLieder 2007
Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Gary Matthewman, piano
The Venue, Leeds College of Music
LeedsLieder 2007
Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Gary Matthewman, piano
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Leeds Lieder+ 2007 with funds partly provided by the RVW Trust
Series:
Technical Details
Product number:
ED 13106
ISMN13:
979-0-2201-2740-3
Product number:
ED 13106
ISMN13:
979-0-2201-2740-3
Weight:
0,13 kg
Pages:
34
Format:
23.1cm x 30.3cm
Binding:
Saddle-wire stitching
Product number:
ED 13106 Q6613
ISMN13:
979-0-2201-2740-3
Pages:
35
File format:
(PDF / 626,66 KB)
Performances
Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
Das zeitgenössische Lied - Liederabend der Interpretationsklasse Prof. Axel Bauni
February 11, 2013 |
Berlin (Germany) , Joseph-Joachim-Konzertsaal, Bundesallee 1-12, Universität der Künste Berlin
Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
University of Leeds Contemporary Music Festival 2010
April 25, 2010 |
Leeds (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds
Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
Hear and Now Studio Concert
February 1, 2008 |
London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Maida Vale Studio 1
Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
LeedsLieder 2007
October 14, 2007 |
Leeds (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , The Venue, Leeds College of Music — World Premiere
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