| composer: |
Nancy Galbraith (2007/2008) |
Shelley portrait by Amelia Curran (1819) |
| author: |
Percy Bysshe Shelley |
| genres: |
1. duet: baritone & piano
2. a cappella chamber choir |
| length: |
1 movement, 4:00 minutes |
| duet premiere: |
December 2, 2007
Thomas Octave, baritone
Nancy Galbraith, piano
PNC Recital Hall, Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| choral premiere: |
February 27, 2009
The Pittsburgh Camerata
Rebecca Rollet, artistic director
Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| audio sample: |
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| program notes: |
"Music, when soft voices die" was commissioned by baritone Thomas Octave in loving memory of his grandfather, Raymond Vagnoni, and his mentor, mezzo-soprano Mimi Lerner. |
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In 2008 the Pittsburgh Camerata commissioned an a cappella choral version, which the group premiered in early 2009 in four subscription concerts. |
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| text: |
Music, when soft voices die by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory;
Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.
Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
Are heap'd for the belovèd's bed;
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Love itself shall slumber on. |
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