Herstory II: 13 Japanese Lyrics
Elizabeth Vercoe
About this work:
"spare, reticent and suggestive" (Boston Globe)
This is a highly dramatic song cycle to texts by medieval Japanese women poets in translations by poet Kenneth Rexroth. The percussion sounds often seem like extensions of the sounds produced in the piano interior. The piece is published by Arsis Press (arsispress.com) and recorded on Capstone Records (capstonerecords.com). (See http://elizabethvercoe.com/herstory2.html)
Year composed: 1979
Duration: 00:19:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Voice with Chamber/Jazz Ensemble, 2-5 Players
Instrumentation: ,1 Percussion (General) soloist(s), ,1 Piano soloist(s), ,1 Soprano soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: There are occasional special effects inside the piano.