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Song and Song Cycles
The Lady of the Broom (La Dama de
la Escoba)
Soprano, flute/alto flute, viola, cello
Year Written: 2007
Duration: 15:00
Theme: Multicultural/Spanish
DEVELOPED BY DUMASTAR
Premiered By
Nancy Ogle, soprano; American Composers Alliance Festival, Thalia Theater, NYC, 2007
Text: Jennifer Clement
I sit outside your door on the slate-blue step
and hear you
inside
move and breathe and blow
out the candle…
Notes
The Lady of the Broom by Jennifer Clement is based on the story of Elizabeth from Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson. The verses are set alternating between Spanish and English.
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