Echoes Of Emily
Faye-Ellen1 Silverman
About this work:
Like many other composers, I feel strongly attracted to the poetry of Emily Dickinson – due to her thoughts, the beauty of her words, and the suitablility of her works for songs. “Echoes of Emily”, as the title indicates, sets two poems by her. An English horn solo (one of several works written with the oboe/English horn player James Ostryniec in mind), transitions between the two. The first song describes loneliness, while the second mocks the naivité of a too-lofty ambitions and desires, and describes an acceptance, through experience, that all is not possible. The work was begun in 1977 and completed in 1979.
Year composed: 1979
Duration: 00:06:30
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Solo Voice with One Non-keyboard Instrument
Instrumentation: 1 English Horn, 1 Alto