Donald Martin Jenni » Nightbay
Nightbay
Nightbay
Soprano, Contrabass
Composed for Candace Natvig and Jon English, during their sojourn in Amsterdam as a new music duo called Muziek Nu. Begun at Long Hill 8.VIII.75, completed 10.XI.75 at Fürli (Seelisberg CH) and performed in Utrecht the following month (14 November 1975). "Texted"_x009d_ impressionistically, with vowel timbres and interrupted fragments: "would I go in green,"_x009d_ "hard by the la[GOON] when new [A]gain to you,"_x009d_ "we Thee ever Thy beau[TY],"_x009d_ "rangi kamanye kunde nyeusitunda kama zambara u, wakati wafua kali"¦ umeme wa"¦upande"_x009d_ [Swahili, various fruits and vegetables], "when I"¦"_x009d_ "per desertum quadraginta a[NNI]"¦aut in quo contristavi te,"_x009d_ "would I de[PART]."_x009d_ Revised, Iowa City (September 1978) and performed by the CNM, Hibbard conducting(!).
Authored (or revised): 1975
Text source: Texts: vocalise , syllables, swahili
Duration (minutes): 10.0
Book format: Score
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