Straightway Beauty On Me Waits

The fourth song of Octaves and Sweet Sounds is entitled "Straightway Beauty On Me Waits." It is a love song that employs lush chords and expansive phrases to musically depict the passion of nature and love. Its rhapsodic nature is reflected in the sweeping melody line that incorporates wide leaps with extensive use of rubati.

--Esther Jane Hardenbergh

The audio recording provided features Esther Jane Hardenbergh, soprano, and Mutsumi Moteki, piano, and the performance took place in Salzburg, Austria on a recital for the Salzburg Chamber Concerts series.

Date: 1990Composer: Richard HundleyText: James PurdySong Collection: Octaves and Sweet Sounds

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