Parents
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Parents (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Dominick Argento |
| Author(s): | Virginia Woolf |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman; LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beautiful; Candid; Canon; Children; Clear; Diaries; Fathers; Happiness; Humans; Inner Conflict; Introspection; Letters; Memoirs; Memories; Mothers; Mud; Old; Parents; Peaceful; Prose; Reflection; Reminiscing; Serene; Simple; Simplicity; Transparent; Turbulence; Waltzes; Whirlpools; Writing |
| First Line | How beautiful they were, those old people (Search) |
| Average Duration | 4:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1974 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2022/17542/Matava_Jacquelyn_2014.pdf?sequence=1 |
| Larger Work | From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, no. 7 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Argento-Dominick-Collected-Song-Cycles-low-voice-piano/923235 |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmUgvQJXfbs |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | B3 - G#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | E Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Janet Baker (Search) |
| Premiered By | Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Martin Isepp, piano (Search) |
| Commissioned By | The Schubert Club of St. Paul in honor of Mrs. Thomas F. Ellerbe, Sr. (Search) |
| Notes | Text is taken from Virginia Woolf's personal diary writings. (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Boosey and Hawkes (Search) |
| Sources Cited | https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2022/17542/Matava_Jacquelyn_2014.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |