Description

The fragment of text heard in this piece - ‘I love thee to the level of every day’s most quiet need, by sun and candle-light’ - is taken from Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s (1806-1861) Sonnet 43 ‘How do I love thee?’. This short love song merges three individual female voices into one melancholic storyteller, holding on to a beautiful thought.

Instrumentation

three female voices

Category

Vocal and Choral Works

Language

En

Lyricist

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Premiere

Philomel

The Swiss Church, London

24.11.2018

Commisioned by / dedications

Commissioned by & written for Philomel

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Archive number

MF33605

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