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Ye People of New England — Dimmesdale's confession aria from The Scarlet Letter
SM-000326439
- Alternative title
- Dimmesdale's Confession Aria from Act II, Scene 2 of The Scarlet Letter
- Composer
- Lori Laitman
-
Lyricist
-
David Mason
- Publisher
- Enchanted Knickers Music
- Genre
-
Classical / Aria
- Instrumentation
- Piano, Tenor
- Scored for
- Solo, Accompanying piano
- Type of score
- Piano-vocal score
- Duration
- 4'30"
- Language
- English
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Year of composition
- 2008
Description
In Act II, Scene 2 of The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale have plotted their escape from the confining judgment of their community. As the town celebrates Election Day and he lovers prepare to leave with their daughter, Pearl, they are confronted by Hester's estranged husband. Feeling his own body failing and worried that he will die without confessing his sin, Arthur mounts the scaffold.