Blackbird Etude

Song TitleBlackbird Etude (Search)
Composer(s):Ed Windels
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):A. E. Stallings (Alicia Elsbeth)
Author Underrepresented GroupWoman (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Ardor; Blackbirds; Branches; Contemplation; Doubts; Etudes; Joy; Metaphysics; Music; Nostalgia; Protecting; Realms; Singing; Territories; Trespassers; Warning
First LineThe blackbird sings at the frontier of his music. (Search)
Average Duration2:30 (Search)
Year of composition 2013 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/52981/blackbird-etude
Larger WorkThree Songs (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Difficulty LevelMasters/Young Artist (Search)
Catalog DesignationOp. 22, no. 2 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMezzo-soprano
Range: D1 - E2 (Search)
Original KeyC Major (Search)
Dedicated ToAnna Tonna (Search)
Premiered ByAnna Tonna (Search)
Commissioned ByAnna Tonna (Search)
Recommended Printed Sourcehttps://issuu.com/edwindels/docs/op_22_songs_complete (Search)
Contributor Ed Windels (Search)
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