OnDemand
Bainbridge, Simon Orpheus
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Commissioned by the Aldeburgh Festival. First performed on 12 June 2006 by Andrew Kennedy (tenor) and Christopher Glynn (piano) at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh.
ORPHEUS What does the song hope for? And he moved hands A little way from the birds, the shy, the delightful? To be bewildered and happy, Or most of all the knowledge of life? But the beautiful are content with the sharp notes of the air; The warmth is enough. O if winter really Oppose, if the weak snowflake, What will the wish, what will the dance do? W. H. Auden (1907 – 1973)
Composer’s note I have intentionally only used a dynamic of p in the vocal line. Obviously certain tessitura within the vocal part will create a more vibrant and intense timbral character. However the entire range of the voice should relate to an overall conceptual level of p, throughout the piece. Simon Bainbridge
Duration: c. 2 minutes
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birds,
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life? 8va
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