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Catalog: Song Cycle Index: Page 41 of 54
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Cycle Comments:
All three volumes of the cycle include important notes, but the second volume has some comments particularly important for this cataloging: ". . . First, despite these songs' appearance in three slight volumes, it is my preference (rarely to be honored, I fear) that [the songs in this cycle] be performed as a totality. Second, this cycle was given its first complete solo performance by Richard Potter, a Washington, D.C. -based baritone, a staunch and stalwart supporter, who has earned my considerable gratitude. I was at the piano for that first performance--in New York City--followed by others in Washington and in London." Also, "Recordings of some of these songs are available by Christopher Trakas (MusicMasters), Carl Halvorsen (Musical Heritage Society) and Paul Sperry (Albany), and their pianists Steven Blier, Susan Almasi and Irma Vallecillo respectively." All three volumes include the note that one performer called the music a sort of "Rogers and Schoenberg" sound.
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1. "Autobiographia Literaria"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, C4 - F#5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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2. "Song (1951) ("I'm going to New York!")"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, C4 - A5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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3. "Pearl Harbor"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, A3 - F5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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4. "A Warm Day for December"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, C4 - F5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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5. "Poem ("Lana Turner has collapsed!")"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, B3 - G5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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6. "Prelude and Song (July 29, 1960) ("Did you see me walking by the Buick Repairs?")"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, Bb3 - F#5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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7. "Song ("Is it dirty")"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, C4 - F5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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8. "Steps"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, G#3 - F#5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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9. "Having a Coke with You"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, Db4 - G#5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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10. "To You"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, Db4 - G5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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11. "St. Paul and All That"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, Bb3 - G5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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12. "A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island"
- Music: by Berg, Christopher (all songs in catalog)
- treble clef, B3 - G5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]
- Text: by O'Hara, Frank (all songs in catalog)
- in English, from a gender-neutral perspective
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