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Donald Martin Jenni

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NIGHTBAY

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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" impressionistically, with vowel timbres and interrupted fragments: "would I go in green," "hard by the la[GOON] when new [A]gain to you," "we Thee ever Thy beau[TY]," "rangi kamanye kunde nyeusitunda kama zambara u, wakati wafua kali"¦ umeme wa"¦upande" [Swahili, various fruits and vegetables], "when I"¦" "per desertum quadraginta a[NNI]"¦aut in quo contristavi te," "would I de[PART]." 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


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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" impressionistically, with vowel timbres and interrupted fragments: "would I go in green," "hard by the la[GOON] when new [A]gain to you," "we Thee ever Thy beau[TY]," "rangi kamanye kunde nyeusitunda kama zambara u, wakati wafua kali"¦ umeme wa"¦upande" [Swahili, various fruits and vegetables], "when I"¦" "per desertum quadraginta a[NNI]"¦aut in quo contristavi te," "would I de[PART]." Revised, Iowa City (September 1978) and performed by the CNM, Hibbard conducting(!).

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