In the beginning ...

Song TitleIn the beginning ... (Search)
Composer(s):Jake Heggie
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Gavin Geoffrey Dillard
Author Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Allusion: Bible; Beginning; Bible; Cats; Creation; Ears; Ethers; Falling Asleep; Firmament; Genesis; Good; Hands; Humor; Jazz; Milk; Paper Bags; Producing; Purring; Purrs; Scatting; Scratching; Seeing; Shaking; Stirring; Stretching
First LineIn the beginning was the cat (Search)
Average Duration2:45 (Search)
Year of composition 2000 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://gavindillard.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/In-the-Beginning.pdf
Larger WorkOf Gods and Cats (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Audio Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qwvYT9fj_c
Catalog DesignationNo. 1 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium voice
Range: A3 - F#5 (Search)
Original KeyC Major (Search)
Premiered ByJennifer Larmore (Search)
Commissioned ByVija Nadai (Search)
NotesPremiered May, 2000, Monte Carlo; Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; Antoine Palloc, piano (Search)
ContributorGTM , Isabella Wallace (Search)
Contributor Affiliation Georgia Southern University (Search)
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