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Songs of Enchantment:
​5 Poems by Walter de la Mare (2022)

Voice, viola, and piano
Text by Walter de la Mare
Commissioned by Maria Jette
Premiere TBD
Duration: 18 minutes
Commissioned by soprano Maria Jette, "Songs of Enchantment" is a set of poems by English writer and poet Walter de la Mare (1873-1956). The five poems in this cycle are:
     1. A Song of Enchantment
     2. Ghost
     3. Mr. Nobody
     4. Snow
     5. A Fiddler
These eerie texts are captured in this piece using techniques such as viola natural and artificial harmonics, col legno (striking the string with the stick of the bow), sul ponticello (playing with the bow kept near the bridge), and having the soprano hum and whistle. 

The premiere of this piece is TBD. Stay tuned for updates!​
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  • Home
  • About
  • Compositions
    • Alone >
      • PhilaDELphia Viola Society
    • Angels Sang to Me >
      • id. ego.
    • Songs of Enchantment
    • String Quartet No. 1 >
      • New Music Initiative for Black Voices
      • Crossing Borders Music
    • The Sun Will Rise
    • Viola Concerto No. 1 in C major
    • Voices of Hope
  • Arrangements
    • Sechs Gedichte und Requiem, Op. 90 Robert Schumann
  • Historical Editions
    • Georg Schultz
  • Sheet Music
    • Sheet Music for Angels Sang to Me
    • Sheet Music for Viola Concerto No. 1 in C major
    • Sheet Music for "Alone"
    • Sheet Music for String Quartet No. 1
    • Sheet Music for Robert Schumann, op. 90
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