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. PRICE: $5.00. Performance time: Approx. 12
minutes. Eighteen pages inc/cover
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)
"MY
FRIEND FOR LIFE"FREE
Here's something that's different from every other piece of music on this
website. I was asked many years ago to write a theme song for a special program
about the Fairbanks (AK) North Star Borough Animal Shelter! This turned out to
be a very interesting task, since I had never written music about cats and dogs
before. :-) Again, I relied upon my collaborator (or should I say, "partner
in crime") Tamara Hann to come up with just the right words. It's a nice
little song, albeit it would only be useful in very special circumstances. I
decided to put it on this website just in case there are those of you out there
(teachers, pet docs, or whatever) who may run into these very special
circumstances and could perhaps make use of this song. PRICE: Free. Performance
time: 2-3 minutes.
Download free PDF file that includes all pages of the score.
Download free WMA audio file of entire score.
(5.0 MEG) (Voices are
represented by piano)