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Table of Contents:

• Summer night, riverside / words by Sara Teasdale
• The rain song / words by the composer
• Summer hue / words by the composer
• Blackberry oblivion / words by the composer
• A summer night / words by Elizabeth Drew Stoddard
• Crossed threads / words by Helen Hunt Jackson
• In summer time / words by Paul Laurence Dunbar
• The last rose of summer / words by Thomas Moore.

Author/Creator:

Higdon, Jennifer, 1962- , composer, author

Contributors:

Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933 , author

Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823-1902 , author

Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885 , author

Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 , author

Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 , author

Cooke, Sasha , dedicatee

Meetings:

Tucson Desert Song Festival , commissioning body

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English words, also printed separately as text.
Staff notation.

Main Work:

Summer music: (for mezzo-soprano & piano) [by Higdon, J.]

Included Works:

Summer music [of Higdon, J.] (Complete)

Subjects:

Song cycles

Songs (Medium voice) with piano — Scores

Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933 — Musical settings

Higdon, Jennifer, 1962- — Musical settings

Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823-1902 — Musical settings

Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885 — Musical settings

Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 — Musical settings

Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 — Musical settings

Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933

Higdon, Jennifer, 1962-

Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823-1902

Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885

Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906

Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852

Songs (Medium voice) with piano

Genres:

Song cycles

Musical settings

Chamber music

Scores

Songs

Art music

Performance Medium:

2 performers: mezzo-soprano voice; piano
2 performers: medium voice; piano

General Notes:

Duration: approximately 16-17 min.
Commissioned by The Tucson Desert Song Festival. Dedicated to and premiered by Sasha Cooke (voice) with pianist Myra Huang, January 20, 2022.
Each song may also be performed individually.
"Dedicated to Sasha Cooke with admiration for the beauty of her singing."

Physical Description:

1 score (34 pages) ; 28 cm

Call Numbers:

M1621.4 H54 S8 2024

OCLC Numbers:

1456570682