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The Blue Hour

Song Cycle

Publisher: Wise Music Classical (external link)

1. Prologue

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Text Authorship:

  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Shara Nova (b. 1974), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New York : Music Sales Corporation

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2. Opening

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Rachel Grimes (b. 1970), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New York: Music Sales Corporation

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3. A black map

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Angélica Negrón (b. 1981), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New York : Music Sales Corporation

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4. A Memory

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Rachel Grimes (b. 1970), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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5. A syllable

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), 2017, copyright © 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New York : Music Sales Corporation

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6. Angelica‑Balefire

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Sarah Kirkland Snider (b. 1973), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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7. Canticle

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Angélica Negrón (b. 1981), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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8. Dark

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Angélica Negrón (b. 1981), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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9. Early summer's green plums

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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10. Even if by forgetting

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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11. Firmament

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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12. 1st Refrain

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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13. Ghost swift

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Shara Nova (b. 1974), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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14. He told her how

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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15. Her hair

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Angélica Negrón (b. 1981), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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16. I am alone

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Sarah Kirkland Snider (b. 1973), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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17. It appears to be an elegy

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Shara Nova (b. 1974), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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18. J'ai rêvé

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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19. Keeping a record

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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20. Library lilac

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Shara Nova (b. 1974), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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21. My dear

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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22. Nevertheless

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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23. Oil soap

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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24. Older than clocks

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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25. Poppy seed

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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26. She heard no one's footsteps

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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27. Tendril

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

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28. 2nd Refrain

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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29. The ganglia

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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30. The hole

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Angélica Negrón (b. 1981), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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31. The name

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Rachel Grimes (b. 1970), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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32. The silence

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Angélica Negrón (b. 1981), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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33. Twirling

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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34. Vesture, vigil

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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35. We are as paper

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Shara Nova (b. 1974), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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36. Yet the women

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Sarah Kirkland Snider (b. 1973), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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37. You are the ghost

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Shara Nova (b. 1974), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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38. Zero

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Rachel Grimes (b. 1970), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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39. 3rd Refrain

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  • by Carolyn Forché (b. 1950), "On Earth", appears in The Blue Hour

Set by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), 2017 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], New-York : Music Sales Corporation

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