Oh Close the Curtain
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Oh Close the Curtain (Search) |
| Composer(s): | William Bolcom |
| Author(s): | Arnold Weinstein |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Affairs; Alcohol; Bathrooms; Blowing; Blue; Blues; Booze; Breaking; Brothers; Cabarets; Closing; Curtains; Dawn; Debauchery; Drinking; Drugs; Fighting; Flight; Fuck; Gardeners; Gone; Hearts; Hosts; Humor; Hurting; Husbands; Jazz; Lamenting; Lawns; Lies; Marriage; Mind; Night; Parties; Prince Charming; Profanity; Questions; Refusing; Shoes; Sighs; Sky; Slipping; Smiling; Songs; Sprechstimme; Staring; Swinging; Terrible; Uncertain; Wanting; Wild; Windows; Wives; Wonderful; Wondering; Yawning |
| First Line | Oh close the curtain I can't stand the skies (Search) |
| Average Duration | 4:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1977 - 1979 (Search) |
| Larger Work | Cabaret Songs Volume 2 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.jwpepper.com/Cabaret-Songs-Complete-/10073706.item#/submit |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3MYmgcitI8PfV5EtC4f0w4?si=HbM__BB8RTGcgD52DBjeYQ |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Cabaret Songs Volume 2, no. 5 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | A3 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | D Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano & William Bolcom, piano; April 1983 (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Edward B. Marks Music (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |