by Samuel Barclay Beckett (1906 - 1989)

albescere
Language: English 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Barclay Beckett (1906 - 1989), subtitle: ""The odd sound. What a mercy to have that to turn to. Now and then. In dark and silence to close as if to light the eyes and hear a sound. Some object"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Rebecca Saunders (b. 1967), "albescere", subtitle: "albescent [ael'bes(e)nt]/ adj. growing or shading into white. (L albescere albescent - f. albus white)", 2001 [ 5 voices and instrumental ensemble ], Henry Litolff’s Verlag GmbH & Co. KG;

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