I Shall Wear Purple
Sally Reid
About this work:
I Shall Wear Purple is based on Jenny Joseph's sassy text "Warning." If old age brings privileges, surely the freedom to wear what one pleases and to learn to spit should be included. This musical setting substitutes unfettered glee (in the guise of improvised "sprechstimme" passages and asymmetric meters) for conventional sobriety and decorum.
Version: soprano, EH and piano
Year composed: 2001
Duration: 00:06:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Voice with Chamber/Jazz Ensemble, 2-5 Players
Instrumentation: 1 English Horn, 1 Piano, 1 Soprano
Instrumentation notes: soprano, English horn and piano
version with alto saxophone also available