Emerson Songs

Composer: 
David Froom
Instrumentation freestyle: 
soprano with flute (dbl picc/alto fl), oboe (dbl English horn), clarinet (dbl bass clarinet), bassoon, piano, violin, viola, cello
Year Authored: 
1996
Duration (min): 
18
Movements-Titles: 
Cloud upon cloud
Movements-Titles: 
The Snow-storm
Movements-Titles: 
I cannot find
Text Source/Author: 
Ralph Waldo Emerson
First Performance: 
Currents, Richmond, VA, 1996
Recording: 
Bridge 9240

Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation for Fred Cohen and Currents, with soprano Christine Schadeberg

“Schadeberg sang Froom’s eloquent, interesting ‘Emerson Songs.’ . . . Her singing of the last line . . . was certainly powerful enough to convey the rapt vision of love the words expressed.  But the instrumental conclusion took the intensity that much further up the scale.” (William Glackin, The Sacramento Bee)

Publisher: 
ACA
Publisher URL: 
American Composers Alliance

Ensemble Type

audio/mpeg iconFroomEmersonSongsMov3Excerpt.mp3

Instruments

List Price: 
$33.50 score; $72.50 two scores for cond, Sop, set of parts for performance