Songs from "Letter to a Daughter"

Instrumentation freestyle: 

Female Voice and Piano

Year Authored: 

1996

Duration (min): 

12 minutes

Movements-Titles: 

1. I was maiden-head hunted

Movements-Titles: 

2. Said woman, said child no more

Movements-Titles: 

3. Lullaby - kisses and cream

Movements-Titles: 

4. Nothing comes easy

Movements-Titles: 

5. Child like you

Movements-Titles: 

6. I was maiden-head hunted (reprise)

Text Source/Author: 

Lyrics by Arnold Wesker from his one woman play "Letter to a Daughter".

First Performance: 

Dennison University Theatre, Granville Ohio 1996 (Songs commissioned by Dennison University for their production starring Amy Cane)

Recording: 

Private recording only available by request from the composer

Publisher: 

ACA

Publisher URL: 

American Composers Alliance

The play is a monologue of a mother (a former cabaret singer)writing to her estranged daughter.  The mother sings the 5 songs during the course of the play.  The songs work well as a set apart from a performance of the play.