{"product_id":"duarte-four-early-songs-yppan","title":"Duarte: Four Early Songs","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/john-w-duarte\"\u003eJohn W. Duarte (1919-2004)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"edition-instrumentation\"\u003eHigh Voice, Guitar\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9782897964153\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 12\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese four early songs show Duarte trying out different styles of word-setting and accompaniments. \u003cem\u003eCradle Song, Op. 16\u003c\/em\u003e was written in 1950 and dedicated to the Brazilian singer-guitarist, Olga Coelho. The text is by the Irish poet, Padraic Colum (1881-1972) and taken from his collection \u003cem\u003eWild Earth\u003c\/em\u003e (1907). in Duarte's unpublished autobiography he comments, \u003cem\u003e\"My first song, Cradle song, Op. 16 (1950)\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ewas dedicated to Olga Coelho and she still believes it was intended to celebrate the birth of her son, at about that time. If I had known of it then, it would have been, but I did not!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrown-Up, Op. 20, No. 1\u003c\/em\u003e , written in 1955, was planned to be the first of a series of songs with easy guitar accompaniment. However, this is the only surviving song. The text is by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) and is taken from her collection \u003cem\u003eA Few Figs from Thistles\u003c\/em\u003e (1920). The text reflects Duarte's liking for short, pithy settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Two Songs, Op. 23\u003c\/em\u003e(Sister, Awake! and Airly Beacon) were written in 1957 for a student singer and John Williams, who both studied at the Royal College of Music, London. These settings are more vigorous and technically challenging, with wide-ranging leaps for the singer and added interest for the guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe texts Duarte uses differ slightly from the poets' originals. Where this happens, I have put Duarte's text in brackets, above the relevant words in the score.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Doberman-Yppan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44731078836303,"sku":"DO1635","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/eece2ca2c0b294511ee81089c77617b3.jpg?v=1773344460","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/products\/duarte-four-early-songs-yppan","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}