It Sifts from Leaden Sieves
| Song Title | It Sifts from Leaden Sieves (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Timothy Hoekman |
| Author(s): | Emily Dickinson |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Acres; Alabaster; Ankles; Artisans; Celestial; Dealing; Denying; East; Empty; Faces; Fences; Filling; Fleece; Foreheads; Ghosts; Harvesting; Imitation: Snow; Lead; Losing; Mother Nature; Mountains; Nature; Personification: Snow; Plains; Powdering; Queens; Rails; Reaching; Roads; Rooms; Ruffling; Sieves; Sifting; Stems; Stumps; Summer; Veils; Woods; Wool; Wrapping; Wrinkles; Wrists |
| First Line | It sifts from leaden sieves (Search) |
| Average Duration | 4:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2001 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=4824 |
| Larger Work | To Make a Prairie (song cycle) (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Range: | C#4 - Gb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F# Minor (Search) |
| Commissioned By | South Dakota Music Teachers’ Association (Search) |
| Notes | This song cycle was the winning composition in the 2002 MTNA composition competition. It is recorded on the CD "To Make a Prairie" by soprano Carla Connors and pianist Timothy Hoekman [Mark Records #7890-MCD]. (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Theodore Presser Company (Search) |
| Contributor | Timothy Hoekman (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | Florida State University (Search) |