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Description
A song cycle for soprano with piano accompaniment to poems by E. E. Cummings. Difficulty: 4/5. Duration: 13' 30".
Texts
I. i thank You God for most this amazing
II. when serpents bargain for the right to squirm
III. so many selves(so many fiends and gods
IV. all ignorance toboggans into know
V. your homecoming will be my homecoming—
Commission and Performance History
Five Sonnets was commissioned by Patricia C. Redford, soprano, Salt Lake City, Utah, and premiered on February 15, 1976 at the College of the Desert in Palm Springs, CA by Patricia C. Redford with Ren Anderton accompanying.
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