The Glass Hammer
Jorge Martin
About this work:
subtitle: "Scenes from childhood kept against forgetting", a song cycle of 15 songs from the collection of poems by Andrew Hudgins, The work is a tour de force for both the singer and pianist. Recorded by Sanford Sylvan and David Breitman on Koch. In the cycle a man looks back on his childhood as an army brat, the harshness of his upbringing, his discovery of sexuality, and arrives at a catharsis of forgiveness. (The poetry includes frank language.)
Version: for baritone and piano
Year composed: 1997
Duration: 01:05:40
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Solo Voice with Keyboard
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Baritone