Only mouths are we. Who sings the distant heart which safely exists in the center of all things? His giant heartbeat is diverted in us into little pulses. And his giant grief is, like his giant jubilation, far too great for us. And so we tear ourselves away from him time after time, remaining only mouths. But unexpectedly and secretly the giant heartbeat enters our being, so that we scream ——, and are transformed in being and in countenance.
Round for three muses
Song Cycle by Andrea Clearfield (b. 1960)
Aoide
Subtitle: muse of voice and song
Language: English
Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Andrea Clearfield (b. 1960), subtitle: "muse of voice and song", 2017, published 2023 [ percussion ], [New York, New York] : Angelfire Press; note: The piece is a cross between a concert work and a performance art piece, where the performers play their instruments and also speak, sing and move. There are possibilities for structured improvisation, staging, visual projection and creative lightingResearcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
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