A L'OUEST DE LA LUNE [West Of The Moon] After Verlaine
Harold Blumenfeld
About this work:
A l'Ouest de la lune - West of the Moon: Two poems from Verlaine's "La Bonne chanson" set for Soprano, Tenor with flute, clarinet, viola, cello.... Settings of "La lune blanche luit dans les bois..." and "Avant que tu ne t'en ailles, pale etoile..." Sung in French.........
Sample SCORE PAGES on site......
Other settings of the same poems are included within Blumenfeld's earlier large eight-part Verlaine cycle "La Voix reconnue" ("A Voice Recalled") for tenor, soprano, instrumental ensemble.
That site may be visited for poetic texts in French with English translations.....
>>>Former Pub MMB Music. Now published by COMPOSER: blumenf@wustl.edu
score $25.<<<
Year composed: 1996
Duration: 00:08:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Two or More Solo Voices with Chamber/Jazz Ensemble, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Clarinet, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, ,1 Soprano soloist(s), ,1 Tenor soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: These settings from Verlaine require expressive legato singing of their sinuous, often disjunct melodic lines.