Miłosz songs: for Voice and Piano

Song Collection

John Harbison's Miłosz songs: for Voice and Piano set the poetry of Polish writer Czesław Miłosz.

The song cycle was given a preview performance at Songfest (Pepperdine University, California) in 2005. The premiere took place in 2006 with Dawn Upshaw and the New York Philharmonic.

The version for piano and voice omits four songs from the orchestral version.

Date: 2006Composer: John HarbisonText: Czesław Miłosz

Print vitals & song text

Songs (Voice and Piano Version)

1. Prologue : from Lauda
2. What Once Was Great
3. So Little
4. When the Moon
5. On Old Women
6. Epilogue : from Winter
7. Post-epilogue : Rays of dazzling light

Orchestral Version

Movements/Notes:

I. Prologue: from Lauda
II. A Task
III. Encounter
IV. You Who Wronged
V. When the Moon
VI. O!
VII. What Once was Great
VIII. So Little
IX. An Old Woman
X. Epilogue: from Winter
XI. Post Epilogue: Rays of Dazzling Light

Related Information

SongFest Website

songfest.us

Sheet Music

Miłosz Songs: for Voice and Piano

Composer(s): John Harbison

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