who knows if the moon's a balloon

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Song Titlewho knows if the moon's a balloon (Search)
Composer(s):Dominick Argento
Author(s):E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings
Keyword(s) & Features: Addressee: Lover; Balloons; Cities; Clouds; Dreaming; Flowers; High; Houses; Love; Moon; Sailing; Sky; Spring; Steeples; Visiting; Wondering
First Linewho knows if the moon's a balloon (Search)
Average Duration2:15 (Search)
Year of composition 1950 (Search)
Larger WorkSongs about Spring (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source http://www.boosey.com/cr/sheet-music/Dominick-Argento-Collected-Song-Cycles-high-voice-piano/38756
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/52MLMZKYHJrVUpejq4zwdJ
Difficulty LevelMasters/YA (Search)
Catalog DesignationSongs about Spring, no. 1 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerSoprano
Range: E4 - A5 (Search)
Dedicated ToCarolyn Bailey (Search)
Premiered ByCarolyn Bailey, soprano; Dominick Argento, piano (Search)
NotesAlso available in low key (down a minor third) (Search)
Recommended Printed SourceBoosey and Hawkes (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
Other instrumentation and voiceSoprano, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B-flat, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, trumpet in B-flat, trombone, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta, strings (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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