David Heinick, composer
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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.