I Contrived a Poem

Song TitleI Contrived a Poem (Search)
Composer(s):Lori Laitman
Composer Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Author(s):Anne Spencer Lindbergh
Author Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Antidotes; Apple Trees; Beautiful; Beer; Blossoming; Bottle Caps; Bottles; Condoms; Contradiction; Contrariness; Contriving; Dead; Good; Grounding in reality; Morning; Mosquitos; Mud; Paths; Poem within a Poem; Poems; Poetry; Poison Ivy; Pure; Raccoons; Secrets; Sex; Songs; Souvenirs; Steps; Streams; True; Walking; Woods; World
First LineI contrived a poem for you that was more beautiful than true (Search)
Average Duration2:00 (Search)
Year of composition 2000 - 2001 (Search)
Larger WorkRound and Round (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Audio Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzlp48ytpuY
Catalog DesignationNo. 3 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerSoprano or Mezzo-soprano
Range: D#4 - Ab5 (Search)
Commissioned ByAdelaide Whitaker (Search)
NotesPoet is daughter of Charles Lindbergh (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceClassical Vocal Reprints, CVR 3483 (Search)
Contributor Malinda Wagstaff (Search)
Contributor Affiliation Eastman School of Music (Search)
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