For baritone/countertenor & cello. First printing. Composed for the Christopher Caines Dance Company. Premiered in New York, June 2004. Texts by Ezra Pound. Includes program and performance notes.
Love and loss are the themes of this moving poem by A.E. Housman. The musical setting for tenor and piano encapsulates the deep emotion inherent in the poem.
"Crossing the Bar" Alfred Tennyson's poem of approaching death is both beautiful and profound, expressing both his belief in God and his doubts. The line 'I hope to see my captain face to face,'
Commissioned by Lynx Project for its 2017 Autism Advocacy Project which sets the words of individuals with autism to music in newly commissioned art songs, Hall's six-minute song cycle for tenor
Hall presents a new setting of the same nine sonnets set by Benjamin Britten in his cycle of the same name, providing an alternative view of Donne’s deeply moving and thought-provoking texts on the
A song of thanks, I Can No Other Answer Make was written in 2016 for the wonderful American tenor Paul Sperry. Just four short lines of text from Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night" are set as the
Based on the poetry of Langston Hughes, American composer Gwyneth Walker has created a twelve minute set of songs for either tenor or baritone voice based on themes of water and rivers. These titles are
A set of four songs for tenor and piano based on the poetry of William Heyen. These are included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Tenor, Volume 1. Titles: Invocation; The Odor of Pear; The
A set of three love poems in three different languages: Latin, French, and English. In all three pieces, the violoncello represents the very soul of the speaker of these three texts as it moves through many
This invaluable collection features editions for the soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone voice taken from contemporary American opera featuring composers David Conte, Daron Hagen, Libby Larsen,
Based on six poems by American poet Billy Collins, these songs offer gentle, colorful, and playful glimpses into a narrator's past experiences taking piano lessons. This lighthearted song cycle possesses
The Poet's Calendar is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's set of 12 poems of the same name, in which each song describes a month of the calendar year. Longfellow invokes vivid imagery from
A set of four short art songs, in French, whose texts come from the back of a cereal box. Seriously, if that wasn't fun enough, each movement is in the style of a famous French composer. Bohmler brings a
A solo art song for tenor and piano, setting a text of George Eliot. A perfect choice for weddings or celebrations of love. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Tenor, Volume 1.