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Lori Laitman

The Music of Lori Laitman, now available as PDFs

One Bee and Revery — three Dickinson songs for soprano and piano (priced for 2 copies)

SM-000579500
Composer
Lori Laitman
Lyricist
Emily Dickinson
Publisher
Enchanted Knickers Music
Genre
Classical / Song
Instrumentation
Piano, Soprano
Scored for
Solo, Accompanying piano
Type of score
Piano-vocal score
Duration
4'0"
Language
English
Difficulty
Medium
Year of composition
2003

Description
I composed One Bee and Revery in the summer of 2003 as a present for my mother, Josephine Propp Laitman, for her 85th birthday. The delicate texture of the piano part in song 1 enhances the image of a fluttering butterfly. The voice and piano lines alternate, reaching a climax with an extended vocal melisma on the words “soar away” before coming to a delicate close. In song 2, the uniqueness of Dickinson’s thought “hope is a strange invention” is underscored by quirky harmonies, and the constant rhythmic motion in both voice and piano suggest the “unremitting action.” Lyricism returns in “To Make A Prairie ” where I repeat the opening phrase twice, each time emphasizing the dreaminess of the word “revery” by slowing down the tempo. The piano interlude then reiterates the theme, and Dickinson’s witty ending is reflected by a quickening pace and change in mood.

You can listen to the premiere recording on Albany Records CD "Within These Spaces — The Songs of Lori Laitman"

Upload date
17.04.2023

Price

Sheet music file
15.00 USD
PDF, 8.09 Mb (15 p.)

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