Three Songs on Poems of Carl Sandburg
by Ruth Crawford Seeger
Orchestra - Sheet Music

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Orchestra Bassoon, Clarinet, Contrabass, Contralto voice, Horn, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Trombone, Trumpet, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello

SKU: PR.11641600S

Composed by Ruth Crawford Seeger. [20 pages of analytic essay]. Study Score. 76 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Merion Music #116-41600S. Published by Merion Music (PR.11641600S).

ISBN 9781491134689. UPC: 680160685271. English. Text: Ryan Carson.

Among the most intriguing of this pioneering American composer’s works, Three Songs on poems of Carl Sandburg is scored for Contralto with Oboe, Percussion, and Piano, plus an optional orchestra. The study score includes an essay introducing Crawford’s unique work in historical contexts as she sought a new musical language accessible to the many, while remaining uncompromisingly avant-garde.

  • Ruth Crawford'S Three Songs On Poems Of Carl Sandburg: Contexts And Commentary (By Ryan Carson)
  • 1. Rat Riddles
  • 2. Prayers Of Steel
  • 3. In Tall Grass