Mirabai Songs Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano 次女高音

米拉拜欣喜若狂的宗教詩歌創作於 16 世紀的印度。她 27 歲時，丈夫在一場戰爭中喪生。米拉拜拒絕按照習俗死在丈夫的火葬臺上。相反，她離開了自己的家，寫下了獻給黑暗神克裡希納的詩歌，並在街頭載歌載舞。首演於 1983 年 9 月 9 日，由蘇珊-拉爾森（Susan Larson）擔任女高音，克雷格-史密斯（Craig Smith）擔任鋼琴伴奏。由東北唱片公司錄製，並由女高音歌唱家道恩-厄普肖（Dawn Upshaw）錄製在一張非常成功的 Nonesuch 唱片中。此曲還有聲樂與室內樂合奏版本，可向 G. Schirmer 租借。

作曲家: John Harbison
樂器: Piano;Vocal
出版社: Associated Music Publishers, Inc.

曲目:
All I Was Doing Was Breathing
The Clouds
It's True, I Went To The Market
Why Mira Can't Go Back To Her Old House
Where Did You Go?
Don't Go, Don't Go

原文簡介:
Mirabai's ecstatic religious poetry was written in 16th century India. When she was 27, her husband was killed in a war. Mirabai refused to die on her husband's funeral pyre, as was the custom. Instead, she left her family compound, wrote her poems to Krishna, the Dark One, and sang and danced them in the streets. First performed on September 9, 1983, Susan Larson, soprano, and Craig Smith, piano. Recorded on Northeastern records, and on a very successful Nonesuch album by soprano Dawn Upshaw. This piece is also available in a version for voice and chamber ensemble, which is available on rental from G. Schirmer.

Contents: All I Was Doing Was Breathing • Clouds • Don't Go, Don't Go • It's True, I Went to the Market • Where Did You Go? • Why Mira Can't Go Back to House. Duration: ca. 17 minutes.