Sonnets from the Portuguese
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Soprano voice and piano (Solo)
SKU: OU.9780193859814
Composed by Libby Larsen. Voice & Piano. 40 pages. Duration 20'. Oxford University Press #9780193859814. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193859814).ISBN 9780193859814. 12 x 8 inches.
For soprano and piano Based on poetry by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portugese explores the finding of a mature love by a woman who wonders what part of her must she sacrifice to the lover and to the world. Larsen transforms the dialogue into a musical metaphor of resolved and unresolved harmonies.