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FROM "AN ALASKA BESTIARY":
Cost: $5.00
The poetry for this cycle of Alaskan songs comes from the pen of a former
Alaska Poet Laureate, Sheila Nickerson from Juneau, and represents selections
from Feast of the Animals: An Alaskan Bestiary, Vols. I and II. Music for the
song cycle was written 1990 and is scored for solo mezzo soprano (or baritone)
accompanied by piano. It utilizes the musical technique of wordpainting, in that
each song describes musically a particular animal's appearance and/or behavior.
Listen for the graceful, sweeping flight of the Great Blue Heron, the majestic
march of the Caribou, the frantic Ground Squirrel gathering winter food and then
hibernating in a deep, silent sleep. The song cycle is classically based, and
the songs are very short. Performance time: Approx. 12
minutes. Eighteen pages inc/cover. Price: $5.00
Download PDF file that includes one of the songs: "Heron" (File size 1.3
MEG)
Download MP3 audio file of: (NOTE: All files have voice played by piano
in addition to accompaniment)
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Great Blue Heron (1
MEG)
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Caribou (.7
MEG)
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Alaska Little Brown Bat (.4 MEG)
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Ground Squirrel (.8
MEG)
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Dragonfly (1
MEG)
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Mallard (1.3
MEG)
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Puffin (1.5 MEG)
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Raven (1.3 MEG)
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