Music archive entry



Composer:
Alan Taylor
Title:
River and Field
Instrumentation:
There are two versions:
  • for tenor and piano
  • for quartet of tenor, piano, double bass, and horn
Duration:
6 minutes
Difficulty:
Good amateur
Technical Issues:
The first song has jagged, atonal, melody lines. The second is quasi-diatonic.
MIDI Realisations: Programme note:
A setting of two poems by the Korean poet, Ku Sang, taken from 'A Century of Korean Poems', and set in English translation. "The River" expresses the poet's disgust with the effects of greed and exploitation, while "The Field" expresses a sense of un-ending endurance.

Tenor and Piano version published by:
Oriana
Quartet version available from:
from Alan Taylor
or from his SibeliusMusic home page where you can view, play, and print the score.



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26.9.98