Five Centuries of Spring

1970

Details

Category

Choral

Mixed Extended

Composed

1964

instrumentation

SATB chorus a cappella

duration

12 min

commissioned by

premiered

1970

premiered by

San Francisco Chamber Singers (now Volti)

Publisher

Presser

audio
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1. Spring (Nash)
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
00:00 / 00:00
2. From You Have I Been Absent
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
00:00 / 00:00
3. Laughing Song
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
00:00 / 00:00
4. Loveliest of Trees
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
00:00 / 00:00
5. Spring (Millay)
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
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Poems about spring by poets of five centuries. The composer represents each century with musical details typical of its time.

Unaccompanied Madrigal Cycle

  1. Spring (Nashe)
  2. From You Have I Been Absent (Shakespeare)
  3. Laughing Song (Blake)
  4. Loveliest of Trees (Housman)
  5. Spring (Millay)

Press

“Beautiful…profound…eloquent.”
— American Choral Review
Audio
00:00 / 00:00
1. Spring (Nash)
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
00:00 / 00:00
2. From You Have I Been Absent
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
00:00 / 00:00
3. Laughing Song
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
00:00 / 00:00
4. Loveliest of Trees
University of Southern California Chamber Singers
00:00 / 00:00
5. Spring (Millay)
University of Southern California Chamber Singers

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