White swan of Samarkand

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Song TitleWhite swan of Samarkand (Search)
Composer(s):Solon Alberti
Composer Underrepresented GroupJewish (Search)
Author(s):Mona Bonelli
Author Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Desiring; Dreaming; Drenching; Drifting; Faces; Forgetting; Hearts; Jasmine; Longing; Magic; Metaphor: Pool as Dreams; Metaphor: Swan as Lover; Night; Onyx; Perfumes; Pools; Sable; Samarkand; Shadows; Shattered; Silence; Souls; Swans; Watching; White
First LineWe watched in silence by a shadowed pool (Search)
Average Duration2:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1951 (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerHigh voice
Range: E4 - A5 (Search)
Original KeyE minor (Search)
NotesSamarkand is an ancient city in modern-day Uzbekistan. A crossroads for trade and religion, it was destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1220 and rebuilt by Tamerlane in the 14th century. (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceGalaxy Music Corporation, NY; University of Penn libraries (Search)
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