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Catalog: Song Cycle Index: Page 33 of 54
Please keep this site alive by contributing song listings and other information to the catalog. See the bottom of every catalog page for how. Cycle or set: Mouvements du coeur
Cycle Comments:
This cycle for bass voice and piano is unified by the poet rather than by a composer. The poet for all seven songs is Louise de Vilmorin, but the composers are Sauguet (songs 1 & 7), Poulenc (2), Auric (3), Françaix (4), Preger (5), and Milhaud (6). The set is in memory to Chopin and was written in 1949 on the 100th anniversary of his death. The poetry appears to have been written for the purpose (as opposed to having been selected from an already existant body of work) and refers, particularly clearly in the last song, directly to Chopin. The poet seems to love word play, and my translations do not show many of the clever and beautiful word choices employed in the French. The music uses piano forms that Chopin favored in his compositions, such as Mazurka, Waltz, and Polonaise. It was commissioned by French bass Doda Conrad, who also commissioned Ned Rorem's Flight for Heaven and a few other works that I forget.
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1. "Prélude"
- Music: by Sauguet, Henri (all songs in catalog)
- bass clef, Bb2 - Eb4 (original key), medium low tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by De Vilmorin, Louise (all songs in catalog)
- in French, from a male perspective
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2. "Mazurka"
- Music: by Poulenc, Francis (all songs in catalog)
- bass clef, G2 - Eb4 (original key), low tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by De Vilmorin, Louise (all songs in catalog)
- in French, from a male perspective
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3. "Valse"
- Music: by Auric, Georges (all songs in catalog)
- bass clef, Bb2 - Eb4 (original key), medium low tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by De Vilmorin, Louise (all songs in catalog)
- in French, from a gender-neutral perspective
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4. "Scherzo impromptu"
- Music: by Françaix, Jean (all songs in catalog)
- bass clef, B2 - E4 (original key), medium low tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by De Vilmorin, Louise (all songs in catalog)
- in French, from a gender-neutral perspective
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5. "Etude"
- Music: by Preger, Leo (all songs in catalog)
- bass clef, A2 - D4 (original key), medium low tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by De Vilmorin, Louise (all songs in catalog)
- in French, from a gender-neutral perspective
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6. "Ballade Nocturne"
- Music: by Milhaud, Darius (all songs in catalog)
- bass clef, A2 - D4 (original key), medium low tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by De Vilmorin, Louise (all songs in catalog)
- in French, from a gender-neutral perspective
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7. "Postlude: Polonaise"
- Music: by Sauguet, Henri (all songs in catalog)
- bass clef, Ab2 - Eb4 (original key), medium low tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by De Vilmorin, Louise (all songs in catalog)
- in French, from a gender-neutral perspective
[click for top of page] Cycle or set: Muldoon Songs
Cycle Comments:
dedicated to the poet, Paul Muldoon, and Jean Korelitz. 12 minutes. Seems appropriate for tenor or high baritone.
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1. "The Walking Father"
- Music: by Hagen, Daron (all songs in catalog) originally for male
- treble clef, C#4 - G5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by Muldoon, Paul (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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2. "Thrush"
- Music: by Hagen, Daron (all songs in catalog) originally for Male
- treble clef, B3 - F5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by Muldoon, Paul (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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3. "Blemish"
- Music: by Hagen, Daron (all songs in catalog) originally for Male
- treble clef, Eb4 - E5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by Muldoon, Paul (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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4. "Mink"
- Music: by Hagen, Daron (all songs in catalog) originally for Male
- treble clef, Eb4 - D5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by Muldoon, Paul (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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5. "Bran"
- Music: by Hagen, Daron (all songs in catalog) originally for Male
- treble clef, A3 - G5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by Muldoon, Paul (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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6. "Vico"
- Music: by Hagen, Daron (all songs in catalog) originally for Male
- treble clef, F#4 - A5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by Muldoon, Paul (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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7. "Holy Thursday"
- Music: by Hagen, Daron (all songs in catalog) originally for Male
- treble clef, C4 - Ab5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by Muldoon, Paul (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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