Composer: Lori Laitman
Voice Type: TENOR and Piano
- Composer
- Lori Laitman
- Lyrics
- William Carlos Williams
- Publisher
- Enchanted Knickers Music
- Gender
- Classic / Song
- Instrumentation
- Piano, Tenor
- Composition for
- Solo, Accompaniment Piano
- Type of composition
- Piano-vocal score
- duration
- 4'30"
- language
- English
- difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2006
description
Lori Laitman composed a draft of Full Moon & Light Hearted William (Two William Carlos Williams Songs) in 1997 for soprano and piano. They remained in manuscript form until the summer of 2006, when I was contacted by Judith Carman, music reviewer for The Journal of Singing. Judith asked me to honor master teacher Richard Miller with a short cycle, which I did by retrieving and reviewing these songs. Full Moon is a slow waltz in ABA form, with harmonies reminiscent of French songs. Light Hearted William is fast-paced, and the frequent grace notes and chromaticism in the accompaniment create a spirit of playfulness. The set was revised in 2017.
You can hear the premiere recording with Vale Rideout on Naxos' double CD set "Living in the Body — The Songs of Lori Laitman"
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