The prairie melts (1972)

op.86,1

( The prairie melts nito the throats of larks. )

Effinger, Cecil Stanley (1914-1990) [ USA ]

Text by Ferril, Thomas Hornsby (1896-1988) [USA]
Edition
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Number of pages : 14
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century  (1970-1979)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular
Mood of the piece: contemplative
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Jazz band  (23 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Piccolo (1) ; Flute (2) ; Oboe (1) ; Clarinet (3) ; Bass Clarinet (1) ; Bassoon (1) ; Saxophone (3) ; Horn (2) ; Trumpet (3) ; Trombone (3) ; Bariton (1) ; Tuba (1) ; Timpani
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: various
Duration: 6.5 min.
Musicological Sources: American Music Research Center ; Cecil Effinger Collection, Box 39a ; University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Source of text: "New and Selected Poems"