Two Songs of Walt Whitman
(Two Last Songs)
for medium voice, flute and guitar
by Ronald Roxbury
edited by David Starobin
Duration: ca. 7'
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Two Songs of Walt Whitman was completed during the final weeks of the
composer's life. "Goodbye My Fancy" is a lover's farewell, and
is set as a flowing barcarolle. "Here the Frailest Leaves"
offers an uncompromisingly austere setting. The musicians intone soft,
slow, rising phrases. Out of the close counterpoint, a luminous E-flat
major triad provides a benedictory conclusion. |
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