| Song Title | X-Rated - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search)
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| Composer(s): | T. J. (Thomas Jefferson) Anderson Jr. |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Author(s): | Harryette Mullen |
| Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; Woman; POC; Black (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Alleys; Annulling; Assonance; Cocoa; Cola; Consonance; Coquettish; Crayfishes; Crayola; Crayons; Crazy; Creole; Divine; Dull; Fellows; Fetishes; Food; Fresh; Gumbo; Hammering; Hotels; Irises (Eyes); Isis; Jazz; Jumbo; Leering; Maids; Male; Marriage; Marrying; Melons; Mistresses; Mochas; Mouths; Multiple Languages; Normal; Omelettes; Osiris; Reels; Relationships; Rhyme; Roaming; Roses; Sensuality; Sisters; Spanish; Splendid; Stream of Consciousness; Sullen; Sunrise; Voyeurs; Warping; X-rated; Yelling |
| First Line | marry at a hotel, annul ’em (Search) |
| Year of composition |
1994 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51725/marry-at-a-hotel-annul-em |
| Larger Work | 7 Cabaret Songs (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source |
(Search) |
| Catalog Designation | No. 5 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | C4 - Eb5 (Search) |
| Dedicated To | William Grant Still (Search) |
| Premiered By | Nnenna Freelon (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Mallarme Chamber Players for Nnenna Freelon
with assistance by the North Carolina Arts Council (Search) |
| Notes | Premiered September 16, 1995; Nnenna Freelon and the Mallarme Chamber Players; Wright State University, Dayton, OH (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | N.Y.: American Composers' Edition, Inc. (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Jazz vocalist, flute, viola, cello, and piano (Search) |
| Sources Cited | African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |
| Contributor | Dr. Louise Toppin; GTM (Search)
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