Two Songs of Walt Whitman

Two Songs of Walt Whitman

Black composer Ronald Roxbury completed "Two Songs of Walt Whitman" in the final weeks of his life. As included on Bridge Records' website: "“Goodbye My Fancy” is a lover’s farewell, and is set as a flowing barcarolle. “Here the Frailest Leaves” offers an uncompromisingly austere setting. The musicians intone soft, slow, rising phrases. Out of the close counterpoint, a luminous E-flat major triad provides a benedictory conclusion."

Duration: 7.5 minutes

Roxbury, Ronald (1946-1986)

Ronald Roxbury, Two Songs of Walt Whitman (score), https://bridgerecords.com/products/7006

Ronald Roxbury, 2 Songs of Walt Whitman (Spotify), https://open.spotify.com/album/2kcyNYvQfTkKQbO2z8zUQp?si=RXGNRzEcQ_6LIMlifkQvew&nd=1

1986

0-10 minutes

English

1950-1999

guitar / guitare

flute / flûte

voice / voix

trio