Vocal
Songs of Light and Love
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- Theme
- Light & Dark
- Theme
- Text & Music
- Duration
- 19:00
- Year Written
- 1998
- Score Available From
- Oxford University Press Get this score global.oup.com
- Text
- May Sarton
- Instrumentation
Soprano, chamber ensemble: english horn, harp, bass marimba, string quintet
"Songs of Light and Love" sets five poems by May Sarton whose poetry addresses the inner landscapes of human existence. Each of the five poems explores love and commitment with an almost sacred sense of wonder. And each also uses the metaphor of light ever-present even in darkness. In each piece light illuminates love and love is in turn accepted.