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TitlecodeMP815102
Title NameLet Evening Come for Soprano, Viola and Piano
Marketing CopyBolcom's commission was originally to write a duet piece for Metropolitan Opera stars soprano Benita Valente and mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos. However, while the composition was in development, Troyanos unexpectedly died. The design was then changed, representing the late mezzo-soprano with a viola instead. The composer selected three poems about the acceptance of death for the set: I. Ailey, Baldwin, Floyd, Killens and Mayfield (Maya Angelou), II. 'Tis not that Dying hurts us so (Emily Dickinson), III. Interlude, IV. Let Evening Come (Jane Kenyon). Let Evening Come was recorded by soprano Benita Valenti, pianist Cynthia Raim and violist Michael Tree, and released on Centaur Records.
InstrumentationSoprano, Viola and Piano
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Year Composed1994
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Duration14
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Date Created2020-01-27 00:00:00.000000
Date Updated2023-06-25 05:15:27
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Text AuthorText by Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Jane Kenyon
Premier Performance MemoPremiere: Benita Valente, soprano, Michael Tree, viola, Cynthia Raim, piano, Tuscaloosa, AL, March 24, 1994; NY premiere: Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, April 19, 1994
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