Mirabai Songs
Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano
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SKU: HL.50480104
Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano. Composed by John Harbison. Vocal Solo. American, Classical, Contemporary. 28 pages. G. Schirmer #AMP7977-3. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50480104).ISBN 9780793559138. UPC: 073999810127. 9.0x12.0x0.133 inches.
Mirabai's ecstatic religious poetry was written in 16th century India. When she was 27, her husband was killed in a war. Mirabai refused to die on her husband's funeral pyre, as was the custom. Instead, she left her family compound, wrote her poems to Krishna, the Dark One, and sang and danced them in the streets. First performed on September 9, 1983, Susan Larson, soprano, and Craig Smith, piano. Recorded on Northeastern records, and on a very successful Nonesuch album by soprano Dawn Upshaw. This piece is also available in a version for voice and chamber ensemble, which is available on rental from G. Schirmer. Contents: All I Was Doing Was Breathing • Clouds • Don't Go, Don't Go • It's True, I Went to the Market • Where Did You Go? • Why Mira Can't Go Back to House. Duration: ca. 17 minutes.
Song List (6)
- Clouds
- It's True,I Went To The Market
- Why Mira Can't Go Back To House
- Where Did You Go? (J.Harbison)
- Don't Go, Don't Go (J.Harbison)
- All I Was Doing Was Breathing