She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms
| Song Title | She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Timothy Hoekman |
| Author(s): | Emily Dickinson |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Amber; Aprons; Brooms; Coming; Dropping; Dusting; East; Emerald; Evening; Fading; Flying; Green; Housewives; Leaving; Littering; Mother Nature; Nature; Ponds; Purple; Ravelling; Stars; Sunset; Sweeping; Thread; West |
| First Line | She sweeps with many-colored Brooms (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2001 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.online-literature.com/dickinson/454/ |
| Larger Work | To Make a Prairie (song cycle) (Search) |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Range: | F4 - Ab5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Db Major (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) |