"Journey Towards Oblivion" [Faye-Ellen Silverman]

"Journey Towards Oblivion" [Faye-Ellen Silverman]

First line of lyrics: Now it is autumn and the falling fruit and the long journey towards oblivion

Silverman, Faye-Ellen; music (American, born 1947)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Lawrence, D.H.; text (English, 1885-1930)

1991 [copyright] [publication]

New York: Seesaw Music Corporation

genre: cantata

solo: soprano|tenor

instrumentation: flute|viola|English horn|clarinet|double bass|piccolo|bass clarinet|glockenspiel|vibraphone|marimba|timpani

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Remember"

Work contains texts by multiple authors

Notes about the text: This cantata is a setting of both "Remember" by Christina Rossetti (sung by soprano) and "The Ship of Death" by D.H. Lawrence (sung by tenor).

Tempo markings: quarter note = 92

Performance instructions: Includes parts for flute OR piccolo and b flat clarinet OR bass clarinet.

Dedication: "This work is dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Ussachevsky"

Format 1: musical score

51 pages

Other data reference(s): Record for "Journey towards oblivion / by Faye-Ellen Silverman." New York Public Library, https://catalog.nypl.org/record=b11603858~S1. Accessed 16 July 2020.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: New York Public Library, New York

Record: CRM-remember-silverman

"Copyright 1991 by Seesaw Music Corp. - New York All rights reserved."

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