Statuesque. Henry Moore: Reclining figure in elmwood (4:03) ; Pablo Picasso: Head of a woman, 1932 (2:01) ; Winged victory: we're through (5:01) / Gene Scheer -- Songs to the moon. Prologue: once more - to Gloriana (2:13) ; Part 1: fairy-tales for the children. Euclid (1:37) ; The haughty snail-king (what Uncle William told the children) (3:34) ; What the rattlesnake said (2:05) ; The moon's the north wind's cooky (what the little girl said) (1:27) ; What the scarecrow said (2:09) ; What the gray-winged fairy said (1:34) ; Yet gentle will the griffen be (what Grandpa told the children) (2:33) / Vachel Lindsay -- Winter roses. Looking West: sweet light / Raymond Carver (4:14) -- The breaking waves. Advent (2:36) ; Darkness (2:53) ; Music (3:09) / Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ -- Folk-song arrangements. Barb'ry Allen (2:54) ; He's gone away (2:33) ; Danny boy (3:18) / Frederic Weatherly -- White in the moon / A.E. Housman (2:38).
Note
Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano.
Language (note)
Sung in English.
Author
Heggie, Jake, 1961- composer.
Title
The Moon's a gong, hung in the wild : songs by Jake Heggie / Jake Heggie.