The opening lines, 'Listen, I love you. Do not turn your face / Nor touch me. ', reflect the somber feelings encompassing Sara Teasdale's poem. Paired voices initially express contrapuntal melodic lin...
Stephen Chatman's setting of Sara Teasdale's whimsical poem pertaining to a brown-thrush, April, love and kisses, emulates the meaning, strict rhythm, rhyme and strophic structure of the text. The sof...
Sara Teasdale's poem, Oh day of fire and sun, suggests a loud, fast musical setting. The syncopated homo-phonic choral texture, with high tessituras, exudes drama and excitement: it balances the expan...
Sara Teasdale's poem, The Mystery, depicts deep lasting love - 'Your eyes drink of me' and 'We have long been lovers'. It also raises a question - 'Can I ever know you / Or you know me?' Stephen Chatm...
The opening line of Sara Teasdale ™s poem, After Love, -There is no magic any more, establishes the theme of vanishing love. Stephen Chatman ™s setting of the poignant text, in the dark key of D flat...
This piece is a fast, joyous outburst. The initial lines, 'I am wild, I will sing to the trees' set the jubilant tone. The perpetual motion of the syllabic step-wise vocal lines is punctuated by stacc...
I Saw a Star is a joyful piece based on the poem Falling Star by Sara Teasdale, and incorporates a childhood rhyme, Star Light, Star Bright. The lyrics embrace the wonders of the universe! The voicing...
Diese neue Chorkomposition von Martin Stampfl ist eine feinsinnige Vertonung eines Liebesgedichts der amerikanischen Dichterin Sara Teasdale (1884-1933). Der zu Beginn mystisch archaische Wechselgesan...
A gorgeous and etherial poem by Sara Teasdale has been set here by composer Dominick DiOrio. Rhythmic passages allow for joyful abandon and vocal fervor, while sustained sections offer contrast. Exper...
An assuring text from master poet Sara Teasdale, its central theme is that one can take refuge in singing. Ever sensitive to the text, Walker crafts word painting throughout with shimmering accompanim...