New York Memories for Soprano & Piano (1987)
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Instrumentation: | Violin, Violoncello, and Piano |
| Composition Date: | 1987 |
| Genre: | Chamber |
| Duration: | Approx 17β00β |
| Publisher: | Notevole Music Publishing |
| Movement(s): | I. Songs to Remember: Largo sensuale (π
=54)
II. Shiva in New York: Presto (π =160) III. Workday Mornings: Andantino (π .=72) IV. Stone Settings: Lento poco libero e rubato (π =42) V. A City Nightscape: Poco allegro (π =112) |
| First Performance: | 6 Jan 1988: Weill Recital Hall, New York, NY Lisa Safer, Sop Judith Gordon, Pno.β (Boston) 23 Oct 1988: Jordan Hall, New England |
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"The text of the opening and concluding sections of New York Memories is based on fragments of popular songs about New York and on dream reveries about New York, with the other texts penned by Marlene McKinley and Robert K. Johnson. This work was commissioned by Leslie Kandell and premiered by Lisa Safer and Judith Gordon in Carnegie Recital Hall, New York."
βWilliam Thomas McKinley