#Song Cycle

[gooboogy]

- If it weren't for you my friends -

- my sliver of hope in this world -

- it would all come crashing in -

- if my story was never told -

Besties forever (until the next cycle)

[lesser-known-composers]

A Gorgeous, Neglected Orchestral Song Cycle

I love classical music of the late romantic era, eg Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Schoenberg's Gurrelieder. But how about this - Elegie, by the Swiss composer Othmar Schoeck. It's fabulous and was really successful at the time...Here's the final song with Andreas Schmidt singing and the Winterthur Musikkollegium Orchestra Conducted by Werner Andreas Albert.

[sjwallin]

Exciting way to kick off 2024– I FINALLY finished the 3-movement song cycle I’ve been writing for my wonderful friend Claire Fedoruk (you can hear her lovely voice singing the solo on “Of Roses and Lilies” on my recent SHARDS album)!

I am so proud of this work—I included poems from two of Claire’s favorite poets. All three poems I used are from early 20th-century women, and they are so powerful and deep.

Claire will be debuting this work during her UK music tour starting next month!

[theatlasfreak]

I’ve been listening to a song cycle based on the experience of being a gay guy in New York in the 90s all day and like.

In classical music, queer perspectives are only just getting out there. Hell, even in musical theatre (the cycle kinda straddles MT and classical) it’s not as if there’s a whole lot of queer people’s stories being told.

It’s almost 20 years old. It shows it’s age. It’s centred on a very narrow snapshot of the gay male experience. But this song cycle feels like the first time I’ve ever truly seen myself represented in the art I’m trained in.

Not an adaption of a straight woman’s story or song to crudely reflect my queer male experience.

They’re songs that was written for me. About me.

Go listen to Songs From An Unmade Bed.

Or just this one.

[unlimited-rice-puddin]

"No Limits" Review: Simply breathtaking

It is so brilliant to watch a show in which they do almost everything right. With stunning performances and incredible songs, @NoLimitsMusical is truly extraordinary. Check out my full ★★★★★ review

There is no limit to the amount of talent both on stage and off at The Turbine Theatre with “No Limits – A Song Cycle” by Sam Thomas (more…) “”

[droughtofapathy]

"Welcome to the Theatre": Diary of a Broadway Baby

Well-Behaved Women for Kamala

October 28, 2024 | Town Hall | Evening | Concert | Fundraiser | 2H

Given its primary purpose (a night of female empowerment songs to raise money for the presidential campaign), it was great. Twenty-one hot and talented women channeling historical figures in a song cycle of girlboss power anthems. What more do you want? Highlights of the night included Kate Baldwin's Janet Armstrong lament, Katie Thompson's fire and brimstone Boudicca, and the quartet of SCOTUS ladies (Klea Blackhurst, Barbara Walsh, Mary Testa, Alma Cuevos). My beloved Vicki Clark showed up in her green suit and debuted a baffling Australian accent that was not Australian at all, but she was having fun, so I'll allow it. During the final ensemble number, Mary Testa had found a comfortable position leaning up against the piano and couldn't be bothered to move to microphone for her line. Didn't matter, because this woman has a belt on her like Ethel Merman and knows how to project without breaking a sweat.

But see, the thing about song cycles is that individually, the songs are all perfectly fine, but presented consecutively, it makes for a repetitive night. There was nothing especially spectacular in terms of music and lyrics, and every single song required the performer to screlt to the high heavens. Some were more successful with this than others. Singers like Andrea Burns (Statue of Liberty) were able to really showcase their superior mixing skills to transition up into a more forgiving head/chest voice, and Kate Baldwin's slower ballad song was a blessed relief. And look, the actual subject matter is a little too revisionist, girlboss feminism to hold my interest. Plus, the composer and lyricist is Australian. So. Make of that what you will.

Verdict: A Lovely Night

A Note on Ratings

[jameslongforjimshortforgabriel]

he was on his period here

[jaybatzner]

Appalachian Nursery Rhymes (2020)

Download the score – Appalachian Nursery Rhymes Range (for all songs): B3 – E5 Harry Larry Pridemore Newe Girl in Bulan Town Jack and Jill Charlie Mann Song of Six Cents Little Nancy Etticoat Songs can be performed in any order text taken from the book Appalachian Nursery Rhymes

[mattaddis]

New album. Something different: a song cycle/concept album based on the life of Simone Weil

[miyetko]

“Patroklos…I loved him, and I killed him.” -Book 18 of The Iliad

[hexadonis]

finally finished the band au comic i’ve been working on forever,,,context in tags

[lesser-known-composers]

Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937) - Song Cycle "A Shropshire Lad" Poetry by Alfred Edward Housman (1859–1936)

Christopher Maltman, baritone and Graham Johnson, piano

[sjwallin]

My newest song cycle for soprano Claire Seely Fedoruk (accompanied by Julian Hellaby) had its world premiere at this gorgeous cathedral (St. Andrew’s) in Rugby, UK earlier this afternoon!! I’m super honored and thrilled to have gotten the chance to set some of Claire’s favorite women poets to music and for it to be shown the light of day in the UK! Three more performances of it by Claire are coming up the rest of this month… 🤩

[kitteecassee]

[greeknerdsstuff]

#I'm back on my bullshit :3