Thomas Hardy Song Cycle (Kram, Richard)

		Movements/Sections 9 songs 1. The Sergeants Song In more popular English style to suit the poem 2. 1967 Hardy (1867) musing on life in 100 years 3. So Time Finished Mar-10-1980 4. Christmas 1924 Just a dissonant backdrop to a serious and still timely statement 5. The Lizard The most dissonant song in the cycle 6. Her Song 7. At the Piano 8. She at His Funeral Short but perhaps the most expressive in the cycle. A funeral dirge. 9. I Travel as a Phantom Now A rhythmic romp to end the cycle. In a popular 3+3+2 meter. Composition Year 1980 Genre Categories Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; English language

Sheet Music

• Scores (9)

Scores

 The Sergeants Song
*#188415 - 0.40MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 68x⇩

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 1967
*#188416 - 0.25MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 31x⇩

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 So Time
*#188417 - 0.39MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 24x⇩

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 Christmas 1924
*#188418 - 0.15MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 35x⇩

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 The Lizard
*#188419 - 0.22MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 28x⇩

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 Her Song
*#188424 - 0.31MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 32x⇩

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 At the Piano
*#188425 - 0.26MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 31x⇩

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 She at His Funeral
*#188426 - 0.14MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 29x⇩

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 I Travel as a Phantom Now
*#188427 - 0.26MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 25x⇩

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Richard Kram

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General Information

Work Title	Thomas Hardy Song Cycle
Alternative Title

Composer	Kram, Richard
Movements/Sections	9 songs 1. The Sergeants Song In more popular English style to suit the poem 2. 1967 Hardy (1867) musing on life in 100 years 3. So Time Finished Mar-10-1980 4. Christmas 1924 Just a dissonant backdrop to a serious and still timely statement 5. The Lizard The most dissonant song in the cycle 6. Her Song 7. At the Piano 8. She at His Funeral Short but perhaps the most expressive in the cycle. A funeral dirge. 9. I Travel as a Phantom Now A rhythmic romp to end the cycle. In a popular 3+3+2 meter.
Year/Date of Composition	1980
First Performance	1981, Temple University
Librettist	Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
Language	English
Average Duration	15 minutes
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	Piano, Voice

Misc. Comments

Song Cycle written in 1980 for doctoral recital uses various styles to suit the poems it is based on. Hardy (English/EU) died in 1928 so there should be no copyright issues.