Pianissimo

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Song TitlePianissimo (Search)
Composer(s):Celius Dougherty
Author(s):Eli Ives Collins
Keyword(s) & Features: Amber; Arms; Beats; Blowing; Brass; Breathing; Breezes; Caring; Clubs; Contrast: Loud vs. Soft; Crying; Dance as Escape; Dance Halls; Dancing; Dates; Drifting; Dying; Dynamics; Ending; Falling in Love; Feet; Fingers; Flying; Gold; Hair; Instruments; Jazz; Lanterns; Lifting; Light; Lights; Moments; Music; Music as Escape; Mute; Passing; Petals; Pianissimo; Purple; Relationships; Rose; Saxophones; Shadows; Slim; Soft; Stopping; Strong; Swaying; Throbs; Trumpets
First LineSax mute, Sax crying Gold! (Search)
Average Duration2:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1948 (Search) Circa
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=1285752
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source https://www.classicalvocalrep.com/products/Celius-Dougherty-30-Art-Songs-in-Original-Keys-for-Medium-High-Voic-313695.html
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Range: C4 - G5 (Search)
Original KeyE Major (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceG Schirmer, “Celius Dougherty - 30 Art Songs in Original Keys” (Search)
ContributorGTM (Search)
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