Hour of the Parting, The (Neilson) #1

Soprano and piano, c.1'45,

• Grade: 6
• Genre: Neo Classical
• Date: 2002:
• Tempo: Marked Andante, sospirando, crochet equals 80, composed at a time when there was a strong possibility of the death of one close to the musician. The poet saw death as just another meal ("The pitiless meal of Death") that we continue on as we pass to other existences.

 
Recorded on the CD Simply Songs (Wirr 001) by soprano Wendy Dixon and pianist David Miller and available online.

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ISMN M720011257

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