Our ongoing survey of Winter and Spring quarter repertoire continues!
First up: "Seigneur" and "Tout puissant" (4 Prayers of St. Francis of Asissi, set by Francis Poulenc - Chamber T/B)
About the music and the text:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatre_petites_pri%C3%A8res_de_saint_Fran%C3%A7ois_d%27Assise
About Francis Poulenc:
Translations of all four poems:
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"Terminus" - text by R.W. Emerson, music by Nancy Hill Cobb
You may know Emerson's famous essay on "Self-Reliance" - if you don't know it, DROP EVERYTHING FOLLOW THIS LINK AND READ IT RIGHT NOW! Forget the self-help aisle - go to the source, get the real deal - FREE :-)
Emerson, "Self-Reliance":
https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/emerson/essays/selfreliance.html
About Ralph Waldo Emerson:
Text of "Terminus" - Nancy Hill Cobb set only a portion of it - here is the entire poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52349/terminus
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"Mr. Toad's Song" - text from "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame; setting by Lee Peterson
Y'all, TWITW is one of my favorite books of all time. I re-read it at least half a dozen times each year. It is a magical masterpiece! If you don't know it - hie you to Half Price Books and buy a copy /right now/.
Now - read the notes on your musical score for the background and text of this piece. And, think about Mr. Toad - he turns up in the most interesting places! He's practically an archetype. I'll leave it at that :-) :-)
About Mr. Grahame and the book:
What inspired Mr. Grahame to write this wonderful book? -
If you prefer to read the book online, it's right here at Project Gutenberg, free for the asking! - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27805A note about my setting: I love strutting, pompous, verbose, self-centered, manic but essentially good-natured Toady.
I was musically influenced by the magnificent Cab Calloway!
Get into the mood with these clips - -
Here's "Minnie the Moocher":
Have fun with Mr. Toad - and yes, there is a video of me doing THE MOTIONS.
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In musical solidarity,
Lee
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