Research Catalog

Title

Moon songs : a song cycle in four acts : for soprano, flute (doubling piccolo), cello, and piano / Shulamit Ran.

Author

Ran, Shulamit, 1949-

Publication

• [King of Prussia, Pennsylvania] : Theodore Presser Company, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gouri, Haim, 1923-2018
• Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century
• Behar, Almog, 1978-
• Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586
• Menashe, Samuel, 1925-2011
• Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
• Giraud, Albert, 1860-1929
• Judah, ha-Levi, active 12th century
• Samuel, ha-Nagid, 993-1056
• Stillman, David M.
• Shelton, Lucy
• Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951.
• Dolce Suono Ensemble, commissioning body.

Description

2 identical score (53 pages) ; 2 parts; 35 cm + 31 cm.

Series Statement

Presser premiere series

Uniform Title

Presser premiere series.

Subjects

• Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century > Musical settings
• Musical settings
• Giraud, Albert, 1860-1929 > Musical settings
• Moon > Songs and music
• Song cycles
• Chamber music
• Parts (Music)
• Behar, Almog, 1978- > Musical settings
• Scores
• Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble > Scores and parts
• Menashe, Samuel, 1925-2011 > Musical settings
• Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586 > Musical settings
• Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 > Musical settings
• Samuel, ha-Nagid, 993-1056 > Musical settings
• Judah, ha-Levi, active 12th century > Musical settings
• Gouri, Haim, 1923-2018 > Musical settings

Genre/Form

• Song cycles.
• Musical settings.
• Chamber music.
• Scores.
• Parts (Music)

Note

• Texts by Haim Gouri, Shlomo ibn Gabirol, Almog Behar, Sir Philip Sidney, Samuel Menashe, William Wordsworth, Albert Giraud, Yehuda Halevi and Shmuʼel Hanagid.
• Act II originally in Hebrew, English translation by the composer; Entr'acte II originally in French, English translation by David Stillman.
• A homage to Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire.
• Commissioned by Dolce Suono Ensemble.
• "Edited with Lucy Shelton, 2017"--End of score.
• Program and performance notes, notes for the singer on the Hebrew texts, and pronunciation table for Hebrew, all in English.

Language (note)

• Hebrew (romanized) and English words; also printed separately as text with English translation of the Hebrew.

Contents

Act I. Creation -- Act II. Li Bai and the vacant moon -- Entr'acte I -- Act III. Star-crossed -- Entr'acte II. Prayer to Pierrot -- Act IV. Medley.

Call Number

JMG 18-1291

LCCN

680160613137

OCLC

• 1077775915
• 1077775915

Author

Ran, Shulamit, 1949- composer.

Title

Moon songs : a song cycle in four acts : for soprano, flute (doubling piccolo), cello, and piano / Shulamit Ran.

Publisher

[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania] : Theodore Presser Company, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

[Scores and parts].

Type of Content

notated music

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Presser premiere series

Presser premiere series.

Language

Hebrew (romanized) and English words; also printed separately as text with English translation of the Hebrew.

Staff notation.

Added Author

Gouri, Haim, 1923-2018, author.

Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century, author.

Behar, Almog, 1978- author.

Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586, author.

Menashe, Samuel, 1925-2011, author.

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850, author.

Giraud, Albert, 1860-1929, author.

Judah, ha-Levi, active 12th century, author.

Samuel, ha-Nagid, 993-1056, author.

Stillman, David M., translator.

Shelton, Lucy, editor.

Inspired by: Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Pierrot lunaire.

Dolce Suono Ensemble, commissioning body.

Other Standard Identifier

680160613137

Publisher No.

111-40240 Theodore Presser Company

Research Call Number

JMG 18-1291