Spring and Fall
Paperback, 8 pages
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Spring and FallINSTRUMENTATION: Medium voice, cello, & piano
“Spring and Fall” is a setting of Hopkins’ poem by the same name. In the text, the speaker consoles Margaret, who is grieving her first loss (loss of innocence or possibly a death). The speaker attempts a stoic veneer, but emotion seeps through; the speaker’s own struggle is brought out in the rapidly shifting mood of the cello cadenza. The speaker asks Margaret why she is weeping, concluding that she weeps for a universal human condition, something we all feel but can scarcely name: “It is the blight man was born for, / It is Margaret you mourn for.” While both instruments engage in musical commentary on the text, the piano is more of a passive obse...More >
“Spring and Fall” is a setting of Hopkins’ poem by the same name. In the text, the speaker consoles Margaret, who is grieving her first loss (loss of innocence or possibly a death). The speaker attempts a stoic veneer, but emotion seeps through; the speaker’s own struggle is brought out in the rapidly shifting mood of the cello cadenza. The speaker asks Margaret why she is weeping, concluding that she weeps for a universal human condition, something we all feel but can scarcely name: “It is the blight man was born for, / It is Margaret you mourn for.” While both instruments engage in musical commentary on the text, the piano is more of a passive obse...More >
Product Details
| Publisher | Aaron Alon |
|---|---|
| Copyright | ©2003 Aaron Alon (ASCAP). All rights reserved. (Standard Copyright License) |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Publication Date | May 4, 2009 |
| Lulu Sales Rank | 67773 |
| Page Count | 8 pages |
| Size | U.S. Letter |
| Binding | Saddle Stitch |
| Interior Color | Black And White |
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