Words are my Notes
for mezzo soprano, viola and piano by Anthony Ritchie Opus140
This cycle is a setting of four poems by Christopher Marshall which explore the nature of words and their use in human relationships.
- Opus No:140
- Category:Song/Mezzo soprano
- Year:2008
- Duration:12 minutes
- Commissioned by Christopher Marshall
- Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano, viola, piano
- Level: 4 | Challenging for professional musicians
- Available from the composer
Programme Note
Song cycle for mezzo soprano, viola and piano
Poems by Christopher Marshall | Music by Anthony Ritchie, 2008
This song cycle was commissioned by Christopher Marshall for inclusion in his chamber music series, Christopher's Classics, in 2009. It was written for Catrin Johnsson, mezzo soprano, Serenity Thurlow, viola, and Rachel Fuller, piano. The four songs to words by the commissioner himself explore the nature of words and their use in human relationships.
- 1. Shapes and Colours
- 2. Questions - To whom it may concern
- 3. Thinking
- 4. Things said
- Dedicated to Christopher Marshall
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