One Child's Life
Nicholas Ascioti
About this work:
This piece contains the following songs: First Thought, If I Could, Free Fall, A Bit of Earth, Sunshine Inside of Me, & Maybe Someday.
The author of One Child’s Life is Richard Hibbert. This text begins with an adult’s recollection of childhood innocence. As the cycle progresses, the recollection turns to the hope that the “child” stills remains in the adult.
With texts, I hope that a sense of character comes across through the music. This sense of character is also realized by the musicians’ performance. In the first four songs the voice part is sung with a child-like sense, while the cello retains the sound of authority. The turning point is the fifth song when the voice has a more authoritative sound. In the final song the rolls are reversed, the cello is more child-like and the adult voice is heard.
This piece was recorded by vocalist Mark Lawrence and cellist George Macero and is available on my debut CD entitled Creation’s Voice.
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Version: Song Cycle
Year composed: 2004
Duration: 00:07:19
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Voice with Chamber/Jazz Ensemble, 2-5 Players
Instrumentation: 1 Cello, 1 Tenor