Moon Views, O.76 (Verotta, Davide)

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Publisher. Info. Davide Verotta, 2022.
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Work Title Moon Views
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Composer Verotta, Davide
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. O.76
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IDV 46
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 2021
First Publication. 2021
Librettist see below
  1. Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762)
  2. Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
  3. Lisel Mueller (1924–2020)
Language English
Dedication Michael Laderman and Margaret O’Connell
Average DurationAvg. Duration 12 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation mezzo soprano, flute
Extra Information The moon has probably inspired poets since the dawn of the human species. It is a silvery, soothing, mysterious, erratic presence in our skies. Moon Views is a short song cycle based on three poems that do not share much besides being human views of the same subject, the moon. They are actually of very different colors, ranging from the elegiac Hymn to the Moon, to the strange luminous imagery of The Moon was but a Chin of Gold, to the disturbing darkness of Moon Fishing. They are sung in alternating stanzas from each poem.