Simple Songs
David Leisner
About this work:
Written for Sanford Sylvan, these are 6 poems of Emily Dickinson in settings that are sometimes
popular-music-inspired, sometimes bitonal, always intense. The guitarpart has some difficult passages and requires an advanced player. Published by AMP/G. Schirmer Music Publishers
1. Exultation
2. Beauty
3. Madness
4. Letter
5. Humility
6. Simplicity
Year composed: 1982
Duration: 00:07:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Solo Voice with One Non-keyboard Instrument
Instrumentation: 1 Guitar (Classical/Acoustic), 1 Medium Voice
Instrumentation notes: medium voice (mezzo-soprano or baritone) and guitar