Movement III ("For a Yes, or for a No") - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project
| Song Title | Movement III ("For a Yes, or for a No") - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Dwight Andrews |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Author(s): | James Baldwin |
| Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black; LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Backs; Black; Deciding; Decisions; Indecision; Leaving; Lovers; Night; No; Silver; Standing; Starting; Time; Tracks; Turning; Up-tempo; Waiting; Watching; White; Yes |
| First Line | I started to leave (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2004 - 2006 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.drdwightdandrews.com/s/BALDWIN-Poems-Score.PDF#page=2 |
| Larger Work | Three Baldwin Poems (Search) |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | http://www.drdwightdandrews.com/s/BALDWIN-Poems-Score.PDF#page=11 |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano or Tenor |
| Range: | Ab3 - G#5 (Search) |
| Dedicated To | William Brown (Search) |
| Notes | The score's title page refers to the set as "Three Baldwin Poems for Soprano and Piano," but it is referred to as "Three Baldwin Poems for William Brown" in the song titles. Two of the songs are explicitly scored for tenor. (Search) |
| Sources Cited | African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |
| Contributor | Dr. Louise Toppin; GTM (Search) |