Memo 7
Bernard Rands
About this work:
(Published by: Helicon Music Corp)
The text of MEMO 7 is a brief poem by Emily Dickinson:
Bind me - I still can sing -
Banish - my mandolin
Strikes true within -
Slay - and my Soul shall rise
Chanting to Paradise -
Still thine.
MEMO 7 is not a setting of text to music but rather an exploration, even an analysis, of the text through a spectrum of vocal behavior which ranges from conventional (bel canto) singing to non-verbal utterances. Thus, Emily Dickinson's poetic intention is supported and illuminated at the same time as it gives rise to realms unimagined and unintended by the poet. This is music's unique capacity.
-Bernard Rands
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Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:08:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Solo Voice without Accompaniment
Instrumentation: 1 High Voice