GARDEN OF EROS
GARDEN OF EROS
Tenor or Baritone and Piano
Composer's Note:
I immediately decided to set the first four stanzas of "The Garden of Eros" after reading most of Wilde's collected poems in 2012. It took several years before I was able to decide which other poems to set and exactly what those songs would sound like. I finally set to work in earnest in fall, 2017 and finished the following summer.
Wilde employs rich, descriptive imagery which demanded that I take a very thoughtful approach to my settings of these poems. Not surprisingly, much of Wilde's poetry exhibits frank homoeroticism; this queer point of view influenced my decision to write for voice types traditionally thought of as "male."
Movements: I. La Mer, II. In the Forest, III. My Voice
Authored (or revised): 2018
Text source: The Garden of Eros, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Duration (minutes): 11
Book format: Score
SKU
ACA-ARDA-009tSubtotal
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