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Performance by Michael Halliwell, David Miller from the CD O for a muse of fire |
CD
O for a muse of fire : Shakespeare settings by Australian composers / Michael Halliwell, baritone ; David Miller, piano.
Library shelf no. CD 1913 [Available for loan]
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Score
Beauty herself is black : for voice and piano / by Richard Peter Maddox ; words by William Shakespeare.
Library shelf no. 783.2547/MAD 1 [Not for loan]
Work Details
Year: 1992
Instrumentation: Voice, piano.
Difficulty: Advanced — L.Mus/Professional.
Contents note: 1. Sonnet cxxvii: In the old age black was not counted fair -- 2. Sonnet cxxx: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun -- 3. Sonnet cxxxi: Thou art so tyrannous, so as thou art -- 4. Sonnet cxxxii: Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me.
First performance: by Alan Maddox, Richard Peter Maddox — 17 Oct 92. Old Darlington School, University of Sydney
Analysis
Resonate article: O for a Muse of Fire: 30 Australian takes on Shakespeare by Anni Heino
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Song Cycles
Performances of this work
17 Oct 92: Old Darlington School, University of Sydney. Featuring Alan Maddox, Richard Peter Maddox.
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