SIMIC SONGS

SIMIC SONGS

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SATB Quartet
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Duration (min)
20
Movements
15

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Composer's Note:

15 poems of Charles Simic set for SATB choir.

Simic Songs is a book of fifteen settings of poetry by the American Charles Simic. I have long been drawn to the precise imagery, verbal concision, and trenchant wit of Simic’s work. Its combination of intimacy and fantasy seems ideally suited to the form and tradition of the madrigal, especially in its great flowering of the late Renaissance.

This is a “book” of madrigals, rather than a cycle. While all fifteen may be performed in a single concert, it is not
required. The order of songs in the book only reflects the chronology of their composition. Ensembles are encouraged to
select and order individual numbers as they please, discovering their own interpretive and musical connections. Tempo and timing indications for each madrigal are meant as suggestions, rather than dicta. Performers can always take
liberty with tempo and rhythmic phrasing when they feel it enhances the meaning or comprehension of the text.

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Text Source/Author
Charles Simic; From Selected Poems, 1963-1983 (Georges Braziller) Used with Permission
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Ensemble Type
choral a cappella
Genre/Theme
poet/author featured
Instrument
Soprano , Mezzo-Soprano , Tenor , Bass (voice)
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