Baritone voice & Piano
SKU: SU.32040041
For Baritone &
Piano. Composed by
Amy Riebs Mills.
Vocal/Choral, Solo Voice.
Accompanied by piano.
Piano Vocal Score. Subito
Music Corporation
#32040041. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.32040041).
Baritone Voice
& Piano Duration: 17'
Composed: 2014 Published
by: Amy Mills Music, LLC
These three art songs can
be performed
independently or in
sequence, at any time of
the year. Stuart
McAlpine’s profound
text explores three men
from the Christmas story,
Joseph, the Inn-keeper,
and Simeon. The creative
and beautiful musical
settings allow for
powerfully dramatic
interpretation and
performance. To Joseph
(who taught me how to
look at art) The singer
sings to Joseph, …you
beheld a work of art, the
making of a holy heart…
and watching through
Joseph’s eyes, when
hung at last, its meaning
was decreed. (4:40) The
Inn-keeper’s Lament
McAlpine brilliantly
explores the
possibility…what if the
inn-keeper who turned
away Mary & Joseph later
became the inn-keeper who
accepted the injured man
brought in by the Good
Samaritan? This
powerfully dramatic piece
depicts the Bethlehem
inn-keeper’s bravado,
Caeser’s decree was
heaven sent, as guests
raised glasses, I raised
rent! But as the enormity
of his mistake became
apparent, in later years
he bemoans, …if I’d
known then what I know
now… and finally
declares at the end, I
know now! (7:50)
Simeon’s Last Prayer
Simeon sings of being
summoned to the temple
where he holds his infant
Savior. …then as
grandfathers do, rejoiced
as if he were my
one-and-only too. As he
leaves he whispers his
final prayer, …dismiss
your servant, to find You
face-to-face. (4:30)
Difficulty Level:
Baritone/Mezzo-Soprano 6
(Professional) (Baritone
Range: low A (optional
low G) to high F#
(optional high G,A)
(Mezzo Range: low A
(optional low G) to high
G (optional high A) Piano
6 (Professional)(Same
level as Debussy or
Ravel) See also the
version for Mezzo-Soprano
and Piano See composer
website for audio
sample.
