Shimmerwords and Idle Songs
composer: Kenneth Hesketh
(Selected Poems of the Tang Dynasty)
for soprano and piano
Premiere: October 14, 2007 Leeds, The Venue, Leeds College of Music (UK) LeedsLieder 2007 · Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Gary Matthewman, piano
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 18' 0''
Year of composition: 2007
Difficulty: very difficult
Edition: Register: soprano
Language: English
34 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-2201-2740-3
Order number: ED 13106
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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.
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