In the beginning ...
Song Title | In the beginning ... (Search) |
Composer(s): | Jake Heggie |
Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
Author(s): | Gavin Geoffrey Dillard |
Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (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 Line | In the beginning was the cat (Search) |
Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
Year of composition | 2000 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | https://gavindillard.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/In-the-Beginning.pdf |
Larger Work | Of Gods and Cats (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qwvYT9fj_c |
Catalog Designation | No. 1 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
Range: | A3 - F#5 (Search) |
Original Key | C Major (Search) |
Premiered By | Jennifer Larmore (Search) |
Commissioned By | Vija Nadai (Search) |
Notes | Premiered May, 2000, Monte Carlo; Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; Antoine Palloc, piano (Search) |
Contributor | GTM , Isabella Wallace (Search) |
Contributor Affiliation | Georgia Southern University (Search) |