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Songs and Song Cycles
Of Heloise: Four Song Settings of the Poetry of Judith Infante
Soprano, string quartet
Year Written: 2008
Duration: 17:00
Theme: Spiritual
DEVELOPED BY DUMASTAR
Premiered By
Nancy Ogle, soprano; iO String Quartet; American Music Festival, NYC, 2008
Text: Judith Infante
In the shaft of the afternoon, Heloise.
a child upon her pallet, curves
into a bell. As insects drone,
light glides along the wall and lures
her with warm entwining…
Notes
Judith Infante's Love: A Suspect Form, Heloise and Abelard, is a collection of fifty-four poems of which four have been chosen for this musical setting, with additional Prologue and Epilogue chants framing the Infante texts. The collection of poetry is published by Shearsman Books Ltd (2008). Judith Infante's poetry is published in the literary journals American Poetry Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, High Plains Literary Review, Marlboro Review, Puerto del Sol, The Texas Observer, and The Blue Mesa Review. Her work appears in poetry anthologies published by Papier-Mache Press. This score is also arranged for soprano with organ accompaniment.
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