This is Just to Say for mezzo-soprano and piano (1987)
texts by William Carlos Williams
i Sometimes It Turns Dry and the Leaves Fall Before They Are Beautiful
ii The Young Cat and the Chrysanthemums
iii Prelude to Winter
iv A Flowing River
v Labrador
vi Après le Bain
vii The Unknown
viii This is Just to Say
15-16 minutes
This is my second set of songs to texts by William Carlos Williams. There is no connecting narrative within the set, although the coda to the last song recalls the third--other than that, individual songs could be programmed, although of course I'd prefer that the entire set be done in order.
texts by William Carlos Williams
i Sometimes It Turns Dry and the Leaves Fall Before They Are Beautiful
ii The Young Cat and the Chrysanthemums
iii Prelude to Winter
iv A Flowing River
v Labrador
vi Après le Bain
vii The Unknown
viii This is Just to Say
15-16 minutes
This is my second set of songs to texts by William Carlos Williams. There is no connecting narrative within the set, although the coda to the last song recalls the third--other than that, individual songs could be programmed, although of course I'd prefer that the entire set be done in order.