To Make a Prairie
| Song Title | To Make a Prairie (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Timothy Hoekman |
| Author(s): | Emily Dickinson |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bees; Clover; Humorous; Joy; Making; Nature; Prairies; Reverie; Simplicity; Taking |
| First Line | To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2001 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=4803 |
| Larger Work | To Make a Prairie (song cycle) (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Range: | F#4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | E 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) |